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2025
saprophagy
saprophagy
English
Noun
saprophagy
(
uncountable
)
The
eating
of
non-living
organic
material
.
Related terms
saprophagous
Etymology
From
sapro-
(
“
putrid, rotten matter
”
)
+
-phagy
(
“
to feed on, consume
”
)
.
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