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detritophagy

detritophagy noun: the condition of being detritophagous.

Noun

detritophagy (uncountable)

  1. The condition of being detritophagous.

Origin of detritophagy

From detrito- + -phagy.

Questions about detritophagy

What does detritophagy mean?
Detritophagy means the condition of being detritophagous.
What part of speech is detritophagy?
Detritophagy is a noun.

Words near detritophagy in the dictionary

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

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