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saprotrophic
sap·ro·troph·ic [ sàpprō tróffik ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
feeding on dead matter: used to describe an organism that feeds by absorbing dead or decaying organic matter. Many fungi and bacteria are saprotrophic.

sapro·troph [ sápprə tròf ] noun
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