saprophile
English
Etymology
sapro- + -phile
Noun
saprophile (plural saprophiles)
- Any saprophilous organism.
- 2012, William B. White, David C. Culver, Encyclopedia of Caves (page 260)
- In addition to predators, the cavernicolous beetles are scavengers and opportunistic saprophiles.
- 2012, William B. White, David C. Culver, Encyclopedia of Caves (page 260)
Anagrams
- rapophiles