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saprophagous

sa·proph·a·gous
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [sa-prof-uh-guh s]
    • /sæˈprɒf ə gəs/
    • /sˌaprəfˈaɡəs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sa-prof-uh-guh s]
    • /sæˈprɒf ə gəs/

Definitions of saprophagous word

  • adjective saprophagous (of an organism) feeding on dead or decaying animal matter. 1
  • adjective saprophagous (of certain animals) feeding on dead or decaying organic matter 0
  • adjective saprophagous feeding on decaying organic matter 0
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Origin of saprophagous

First appearance:

before 1810
One of the 40% newest English words
First recorded in 1810-20; sapro- + -phagous

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Parts of speech for Saprophagous

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Saprophagous

saprophagous popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 70% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

saprophagous usage trend in Literature

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