Usually means: Organism feeding on decaying matter.
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  1. saprobe: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  2. saprobe: Collins English Dictionary
  3. saprobe: Vocabulary.com
  4. saprobe: Wiktionary
  5. saprobe: Infoplease Dictionary
  6. saprobe: Dictionary.com
  7. Saprobe: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  8. saprobe: Rhymezone
  9. saprobe: FreeDictionary.org
  10. saprobe: Mnemonic Dictionary
  11. saprobe: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. saprobe: Encyclopedia

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  1. saprobe: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  4. saprobe: Medical dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (saprobe)

▸ noun:  (biology) An organism that lives off of dead or decaying organic material

Similar:
saprotroph, saprophyte, saproxylic, saprobiont, saprovore, saprobiologist, saprophagan, saprophile, necrophyte, saprophage, more...

Opposite:
autotroph, producer, photosynthesizer

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Similar:
saprotroph, saprophyte, saproxylic, saprobiont, saprovore, saprobiologist, saprophagan, saprophile, necrophyte, saprophage, more...

Opposite:
autotroph, producer, photosynthesizer



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