polysaprobic

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What does polysaprobic mean?

Of, pertaining to, or inhabiting a body of water containing decomposing organic matter and thus little dissolved oxygen

Where does polysaprobic come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English saprobic English polysaprobic From poly- + saprobic.

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