Saprophagan definitions

Saprophagan

• (n.) One of a tribe of beetles which feed upon decaying animal and vegetable substances; a carrion beetle.
Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/saprophagan/

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Saprophagan

Sa·proph'a·gan noun [ Greek sapro`s rotten + fagei^n to eat: confer French saprophage .] (Zoology) One of a tribe of beetles which feed upon decaying animal and vegetable substances; a carrion beetle.
Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/16

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saprophagan

saprophagan Saprophagans, the name of a tribe of Coleopterous insects, comprising those that feed on substances in a state of decomposition.
Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/1893/3

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