saprobe
saprobe · saprobes
An organism that lives off of dead or decaying organic materialAn organism that lives off of dead or decaying organic material
Meaning
1 sensesAn organism that lives off of dead or decaying organic material
an organism that lives in and derives its nourishment from organic matter in stagnant or foul water
Origin
From sapro- + -obe.From sapro- + -obe.
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