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noun
An organism that lives off of dead or decaying organic material
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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noun
an organism that lives in and derives its nourishment from organic matter in stagnant or foul water
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: organism, being
History
From sapro- + -obe.
