- detrivorous
- \\-rivərəs\ adjective
Etymology: detritus + -vorous: feeding on animal wastes
certain protozoans living on the skin of fishes and feeding on the mucous secretion are detrivorous
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detrivorous — de·triv·o·rous … English syllables
Loricariidae — Temporal range: Upper Miocene Recent[1] Pterygoplichthys sp. S … Wikipedia
detritivore — detritivorous /de treuh tiv euhr euhs/, detrivorous /di triv euhr euhs/, adj. /di truy teuh vawr , vohr /, n. Ecol. an organism that uses organic waste as a food source, as certain insects. [1975 80; DETRIT(US) + I + VORE] * * * … Universalium
detrivore — /ˈdɛtrəvɔ/ (say detruhvaw) noun an organism which feeds on sizeable dead or decaying organic matter, as beetles, worms, crabs, etc. See decomposer. {detri(tus) + vore eater} –detrivorous /dəˈtrɪvərəs/ (say duh trivuhruhs), adjective …
