-rivərəs adjective
Etymology: detri tus + -vorous
: feeding on animal wastes
certain protozoans living on the skin of fishes and feeding on the mucous secretion are detrivorous
-rivərəs adjective
Etymology: detri tus + -vorous
: feeding on animal wastes
certain protozoans living on the skin of fishes and feeding on the mucous secretion are detrivorous
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012