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polysaprobic definition

poly·sa·pro·bic (-sə prō′bik)

adjective

Biol. flourishing in a body of water having a heavy load of decomposed organic matter and almost no free oxygen

Etymology: poly- + saprobic

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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