saprophagous
/sa-prof-uh-guhs/US // sæˈprɒf ə gəs //UK // (sæˈprɒfəɡəs) //
食腐性,食腐动物,食腐性动物,食腐
Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
Biology.
- : feeding on dead or decaying animal matter.
Examples
Saprophagous, sap-rof′a-gus, adj. feeding on decaying matter.
Even many of the saprophagous insects will sip nectar from these flowers.
Generally speaking, the carnivorous insects, whether thalerophagous or saprophagous, are of this description.
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