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Saprophagous Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ous

Saprophagous has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

(of certain animals) feeding on dead or decaying animal matter

2

Feeding on dead or decaying organic matter

See Also
saprozoic organic decaying saprophage dead saprophagy detritivorous thalerophagous
Related Terms
Rhyming Words
ous lous pous vous sous yous nous tous eous uous ious bous hous pious anous thous chous aneous mucous famous
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