Meaning

2 senses

  1. A detritivore.

  2. A degenerate person; a wastrel.

Origin

From sapro- + -phage.

From sapro- + -phage.

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Forms

plural: saprophages
Singularsaprophage
Pluralsaprophages

regular

Word family

3 related words
Relatedsaprophagoussaprophagy
Derivedsaprophagan

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
saplingsappersapphiresarcasmC1sarcasticC1sarcasticallyC1sarcophagus
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