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saprophagan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sapropha-gan
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a detritivore

Archaic

Example Sentences

Etymology

From saprophage + -an.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

saprophagans (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

saprophage saprophagous saprophagy

Questions

What does saprophagan mean?
a detritivore
Where does saprophagan come from?
From saprophage + -an.

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