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saprotroph

British  
/ ˌsæprəʊˈtrəʊfɪk, ˈsæprəʊˌtrəʊf /

noun

  1. Also called: saprobe.   saprobiont.  any organism, esp a fungus or bacterium, that lives and feeds on dead organic matter

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  • saprotrophic adjective
  • saprotrophically adverb

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