saprotroph

British

/ ˌsæprəʊˈtrəʊfɪk, ˈsæprəʊˌtrəʊf /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

saprotrophic

adjective
saprotrophically

adverb

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