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sap·robe (s

)

An organism that derives its nourishment from nonliving or decaying organic matter.

[sapro- + Greek bios, life; see g^wei- in Indo-European roots.]

sap·robi·al (s

-pr

l), sap·robic (-b

k) adj.

sap·robi·cal·ly adv.

saprobe [ˈsæprəʊb]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) an organism, esp a fungus, that lives on decaying organisms; a saprotroph See also saprophyte

[from Greek, from sapro- + bios life]

saprobic adj

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Noun

saprobe - an organism that lives in and derives its nourishment from organic matter in stagnant or foul water

organism, being - a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently

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