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detritophagous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-tri-tophagous
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That feeds on detritus (dead or decaying organisms).

Etymology

From detrito- + -phagous.

Word Breakdown

Frequently Paired Words

detritophage detritophagy

Questions

What does detritophagous mean?
That feeds on detritus (dead or decaying organisms).
Where does detritophagous come from?
From detrito- + -phagous.

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