Definition of saprophagous in English:

saprophagous

adjective saˈprɒfəɡəssəˈpräfəɡəs

Biology

(of an organism) feeding on or obtaining nourishment from decaying organic matter.
〔生〕（生物）嗜腐的
free-living worms are carnivorous, herbivorous, or saprophagous
Example sentencesExamples
- Based on the close relationship of thrips to the lophioneurid psocopteroids, it is likely that the Triassic and Jurassic thrips were saprophagous, just as the psocopterans and merothripids are today.
- The family Anthomyiidae (Insecta: Diptera) is a globally distributed group of phytophagous, saprophagous, or coprophagous flies with over 1500 described species worldwide.
- Adults and larvae of most species are facultative predators, but some are specialist predators, some are mycophagous or saprophagous or even phytophagous, occasionally damaging flowers and turf.

Derivatives

saprophage

nounˈsaprə(ʊ)feɪdʒ

Biology

Saprophages are distributed around the world according to factors such as type of vegetation, its state of decay, amount of free water in the soil, climate, and other conditions.

saprophagy

noun

Biology

Saprophagy is still a major feeding mode in Piestinae, Osoriinae, and Proteininae, perhaps with some adaptation to mycophagy.

Definition of saprophagous in US English:

saprophagous

adjectivesəˈpräfəɡəs

Biology

(of an organism) feeding on or obtaining nourishment from decaying organic matter.
〔生〕（生物）嗜腐的
free-living worms are carnivorous, herbivorous, or saprophagous
Example sentencesExamples
- The family Anthomyiidae (Insecta: Diptera) is a globally distributed group of phytophagous, saprophagous, or coprophagous flies with over 1500 described species worldwide.
- Based on the close relationship of thrips to the lophioneurid psocopteroids, it is likely that the Triassic and Jurassic thrips were saprophagous, just as the psocopterans and merothripids are today.
- Adults and larvae of most species are facultative predators, but some are specialist predators, some are mycophagous or saprophagous or even phytophagous, occasionally damaging flowers and turf.

单词	saprophagous
释义	Definition of saprophagous in English: saprophagous adjective saˈprɒfəɡəssəˈpräfəɡəs Biology (of an organism) feeding on or obtaining nourishment from decaying organic matter. 〔生〕（生物）嗜腐的 free-living worms are carnivorous, herbivorous, or saprophagous Example sentencesExamples Based on the close relationship of thrips to the lophioneurid psocopteroids, it is likely that the Triassic and Jurassic thrips were saprophagous, just as the psocopterans and merothripids are today. The family Anthomyiidae (Insecta: Diptera) is a globally distributed group of phytophagous, saprophagous, or coprophagous flies with over 1500 described species worldwide. Adults and larvae of most species are facultative predators, but some are specialist predators, some are mycophagous or saprophagous or even phytophagous, occasionally damaging flowers and turf. Derivatives saprophage nounˈsaprə(ʊ)feɪdʒ Biology Saprophages are distributed around the world according to factors such as type of vegetation, its state of decay, amount of free water in the soil, climate, and other conditions. saprophagy noun Biology Saprophagy is still a major feeding mode in Piestinae, Osoriinae, and Proteininae, perhaps with some adaptation to mycophagy. Definition of saprophagous in US English: saprophagous adjectivesəˈpräfəɡəs Biology (of an organism) feeding on or obtaining nourishment from decaying organic matter. 〔生〕（生物）嗜腐的 free-living worms are carnivorous, herbivorous, or saprophagous Example sentencesExamples The family Anthomyiidae (Insecta: Diptera) is a globally distributed group of phytophagous, saprophagous, or coprophagous flies with over 1500 described species worldwide. Based on the close relationship of thrips to the lophioneurid psocopteroids, it is likely that the Triassic and Jurassic thrips were saprophagous, just as the psocopterans and merothripids are today. Adults and larvae of most species are facultative predators, but some are specialist predators, some are mycophagous or saprophagous or even phytophagous, occasionally damaging flowers and turf.
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