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saprophage

noun

Etymology

From sapro- + -phage.

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

Definitions

  1. A detritivore.

  2. A degenerate person

    A degenerate person; a wastrel.

The neighborhood

Derived

saprophagan

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for saprophage. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA