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SAPROBIC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does saprobic mean?
• SAPROBIC (adjective)
The adjective SAPROBIC has 1 sense:
1. living in or being an environment rich in organic matter but lacking oxygen
Familiarity information: SAPROBIC used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Living in or being an environment rich in organic matter but lacking oxygen
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Domain category:
biological science; biology (the science that studies living organisms)
Pertainym:
saprobe (an organism that lives in and derives its nourishment from organic matter in stagnant or foul water)
Derivation:
saprobe (an organism that lives in and derives its nourishment from organic matter in stagnant or foul water)
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