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detritivores

detritivores is the plural of detritivore.

Meaning of detritivore

Noun

detritivore (plural detritivores)

  1. An organism that feeds on detritus.
    • Termites are herbivores and detritivores variously involved in the comminution and decomposition of vegetable matter, through most of the warm temperate and tropical zones.1978, J. P. La Fage, W. L. Nutting, “Nutrient Dynamics of Termites”, in M. V. Brian, editor, Production Ecology of Ants and Termites (International Biological Programme; 13), Cambridge; New York...

Questions about detritivores

What is detritivores the plural of?
Detritivores is the plural of detritivore.

Words near detritivores in the dictionary

  1. detritic
  2. detriticolous
  3. detrition
  4. detritions
  5. detritivore
  6. detritivores
  7. detritivorous
  8. detritivory
  9. detritophage
  10. detritophages
  11. detritophagous

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