Saprophagous
Saprophagous adjective - (of certain animals) feeding on dead or decaying animal matter.
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Synonyms for Saprophagous
Saprophytic and saprophagous are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Saprophytic" instead an adjective "Saprophagous".
Saprophytic
Saprophytic adjective - Obtaining food osmotically from dissolved organic material.
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Synonyms for Saprophytic
Saprophagous and saprophytic are semantically related. You can use "Saprophagous" instead an adjective "Saprophytic".
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Related pairs
- anthophagous and saprophagous
- anthophagous and saprophytic
- anthophilous and saprophagous
- anthophilous and saprophytic
- carpophagous and saprophagous
- carpophagous and saprophytic
- fruit-eating and saprophagous
- fruit-eating and saprophytic
- phytophagous and saprophagous
- phytophagous and saprophytic
- plant-eating and saprophagous
- plant-eating and saprophytic
- phytophagic and saprophagous
- phytophagic and saprophytic
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