saprobically

Variant of saprobic

saprobic definition

sa·pro·bic (sa prō′bik)

adjective

  1. of or pertaining to organisms living in highly polluted waters
  2. of or pertaining to saprophytes

Etymology: < sapro- + Gr bios, life + -ic

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