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SAPROPHILOUS

\sˈe͡ɪpɹəfˌɪləs], \sˈe‍ɪpɹəfˌɪləs], \s_ˈeɪ_p_ɹ_ə_f_ˌɪ_l_ə_s]\

Definitions of SAPROPHILOUS

1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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Pertaining to microorganisms of putrefaction.

1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
By William R. Warner

Living on dead matter.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

Living on dead or decaying matter. [Gr.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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