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sarcosaprophagous

sarcosaprophagous adjective: feeding on dead or decaying flesh.

Adjective

sarcosaprophagous (not comparable)

  1. Feeding on dead or decaying flesh.

Origin of sarcosaprophagous

From sarco- + saprophagous.

Questions about sarcosaprophagous

What does sarcosaprophagous mean?
Sarcosaprophagous means feeding on dead or decaying flesh.
What part of speech is sarcosaprophagous?
Sarcosaprophagous is an adjective.

Words near sarcosaprophagous in the dictionary

  1. sarcopterygians
  2. sarcoptic
  3. sarcoptic mange
  4. sarcoptid
  5. sarcoptids
  6. sarcosaprophagous
  7. sarcoscyphaceous
  8. sarcosepta
  9. sarcoseptum
  10. sarcoses
  11. sarcosin

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