Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

saprophile

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: saprophile
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any saprophilous organism.

Example Sentences

"In addition to predators, the cavernicolous beetles are scavengers and opportunistic saprophiles."

Etymology

From sapro- + -phile.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: sapro
Suffix: phile

Inflected Forms

saprophiles (plural)

Questions

What does saprophile mean?: Any saprophilous organism.
Where does saprophile come from?: From sapro- + -phile.

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