detritivorous

adj
/ˌdɛtɹəˈtɪvəɹəs/US

Etymology

From detritus + -vorous.

  1. learned borrowing from dētrītus
  2. suffixed as detritivorous — “detritus + vorous

Definitions

  1. That feeds on detritus.

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