saprophagy
The eating of non-living organic materialThe eating of non-living organic material.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)The eating of non-living organic material.
Origin
From sapro- (“putrid, rotten matter”) + -phagy (“to feed on, consume”).From sapro- (“putrid, rotten matter”) + -phagy (“to feed on, consume”).
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