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词汇 saprophagous
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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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