DETRITIVORE


Meaning of DETRITIVORE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ di-ˈtrī-tə-ˌvȯr ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary detrit us + -i- + -vore (from Latin -vorus -vorous)

Date: 1959

: an organism (as an earthworm or a fungus) that feeds on dead and decomposing organic matter

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.