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SAPROPHAGOUS

\sˌe͡ɪpɹəfˈaɡəs], \sˌe‍ɪpɹəfˈaɡəs], \s_ˌeɪ_p_ɹ_ə_f_ˈa_ɡ_ə_s]\

Definitions of SAPROPHAGOUS

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language

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sap-rof'a-gus, adj. feeding on decaying matter.--n. SAPROPH'AGAN, one of the saprophagous beetles. [Gr. sapros, rotten, phagein, to eat.]

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
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