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detritophagous

detritophagous adjective: that feeds on detritus (dead or decaying organisms).

Adjective

detritophagous (not comparable)

  1. That feeds on detritus (dead or decaying organisms).

Origin of detritophagous

From detrito- + -phagous.

Questions about detritophagous

What does detritophagous mean?
Detritophagous means that feeds on detritus (dead or decaying organisms).
What part of speech is detritophagous?
Detritophagous is an adjective.

Words near detritophagous in the dictionary

  1. detritivores
  2. detritivorous
  3. detritivory
  4. detritophage
  5. detritophages
  6. detritophagous
  7. detritophagy
  8. detritovore
  9. detritral
  10. detritus
  11. detritusphere

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