saprobe

[ sap-rohb ]

nounBiology.

Origin of saprobe

1
First recorded in 1932; sapro- + (micro)be

Other words from saprobe

  • sa·pro·bic [suh-proh-bik, -prob-ik], /səˈproʊ bɪk, -ˈprɒb ɪk/, adjective
  • sa·pro·bi·cal·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for saprobe

saprobe

/ (ˈsæprəʊb) /


noun
  1. an organism, esp a fungus, that lives on decaying organisms; a saprotroph: See also saprophyte

Origin of saprobe

1
C20: from Greek, from sapro- + bios life

Derived forms of saprobe

  • saprobic, adjective

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