Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

saprophagic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: saprophag-ic
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Eating dead organic matter.

Example Sentences

"“They are the major decomposers,” outdoing even bacteria, worms and maggots in their saprophagic industry, said David J. McLaughlin, a mycologist at the University of Minnesota."

Frequently Paired Words

saprophyte

Questions

What does saprophagic mean?: Eating dead organic matter.

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