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saprophagous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
saprophagous
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Feeding on dead or decaying organic matter.

Etymology

From sapro- (“putrid, rotten matter”) + -phagous (“eating, feeding on”).

Word Breakdown

Derived Forms

sarcosaprophagous

Frequently Paired Words

saprophagan saprophage saprophagy detritivore

Synonyms

detritivorous saprozoic

Questions

What does saprophagous mean?
Feeding on dead or decaying organic matter.
Where does saprophagous come from?
From sapro- (“putrid, rotten matter”) + -phagous (“eating, feeding on”).

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