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adj
Feeding on dead or decaying organic matter.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Synonyms: detritivorous
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
(of certain animals) feeding on dead or decaying animal matter
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: saprozoic
Antonyms: none provided
History
From sapro- (“putrid, rotten matter”) + -phagous (“eating, feeding on”).
