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Saprophytic Organism

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

an organism that feeds on dead organic matter especially a fungus or bacterium

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Classifications

Entity Type

Unknown—authoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
saprophyte
plural
Saprophytic Organisms
possessive
Saprophytic Organism's
pluralpossessive
Saprophytic Organisms'