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saprobe
 
SYLLABICATION:sap·robe
PRONUNCIATION:  sprb
NOUN: An organism that derives its nourishment from nonliving or decaying organic matter.
ETYMOLOGY: sapro– + Greek bios, life; see gwei- in Appendix I.
OTHER FORMS:sap·robi·al (s-prb-l) , sap·robic (-bk) —ADJECTIVE
sap·robi·cal·ly —ADVERB
 
 
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