saprophyte

n. 腐生生物 [医] 腐[物寄]生物, 死物寄生菌

发音

US /ˈsæpɹəʊfaɪt/

词形变化

saprophytes 复数 saprophytes

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any organism that lives on dead organic matter, as certain fungi and bacteria.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

being organism

词源

From sapro- (“putrid matter”) + -phyte (“plant, growth”).

来源：wiktionary