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saprophiles

saprophiles is the plural of saprophile.

Meaning of saprophile

Noun

saprophile (plural saprophiles)

  1. Any saprophilous organism.
    • In addition to predators, the cavernicolous beetles are scavengers and opportunistic saprophiles.2012, William B. White, David C. Culver, Encyclopedia of Caves, page 260

Questions about saprophiles

What is saprophiles the plural of?
Saprophiles is the plural of saprophile.

Words near saprophiles in the dictionary

  1. saprophages
  2. saprophagic
  3. saprophagous
  4. saprophagy
  5. saprophile
  6. saprophiles
  7. saprophilous
  8. saprophytal
  9. saprophyte
  10. saprophytes
  11. saprophytic

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