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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

saprotroph /ˈsæprəʊˌtrəʊf/ n

any organism, esp a fungus or bacterium, that lives and feeds on dead organic matterAlso called: saprobe, saprobiont

saprotrophic /ˌsæprəʊˈtrəʊfɪk/ adj ˌsaproˈtrophically adv

'saprotroph' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

saprobe - saprobiont

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