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saprophagan

noun

Etymology

From saprophage + -an.

  1. derived from φάγος — “glutton”
  2. borrowed from -phagus
  3. formed as saprophage — “sapro- + -phage”
  4. formed as saprophagan — “saprophage + -an”

Definitions

  1. a detritivore

    • Natural and sown haylands also differ in the trophic structure of the animal population, with phytophagans and saprophagans about evenly divided in sown legumes and saprophagans dominating in natural grass.

The neighborhood

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