saprophyte
About 0.04 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun Any organism that lives on dead organic matter, as certain fungi and bacteria.
Similar words
saprophytic organism saprotroph necrophyte saprophile saprobe hysterophyte saproxylic holosaprophyte saprobiont saprovore
Often followed by
in on and of or that which is bacteria
Word family
saprophytes
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