detritivore
de·tri·ti·vore
detritivore · detritivores
детритофаг
детритофаг
Detritivore, Detritusfresser
An organism that feeds on detritusAn organism that feeds on detritus.
UK/dɛˈtɹaɪtɪvɔː/US/dəˈtɹaɪtəvɔɹ/
» Termites are detritivores.
Meaning
1 sensesAn organism that feeds on detritus.
Detritivore, Detritusfresser
детритофа́гdetritofág
детритофа́гdetrytofáh
Examples
1 sentencesTermites are detritivores.
Translations
7 languagesУкраїнська
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organism that feeds on detritus:
Русский
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organism that feeds on detritus:
Deutsch
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organism that feeds on detritus:
Origin
From German Detritivore, from Latin dētrītus (“the act of rubbing away”) (from dēterō (“toFrom German Detritivore, from Latin dētrītus (“the act of rubbing away”) (from dēterō (“to rub away, to rub off, to wear out”), from dē- (“away; down”) + terō (“to rub; to wear away, to wear out”), from Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- (“to rub, to rub by twisting; to twist, to turn”)) + Latin vorāre (from vorō (“to devour, to eat greedily; to swallow up”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerh₃- (“to devour”)). Analyzable as detritus + -i- + -vore.
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Forms
plural: detritivores| Singular | detritivore |
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