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saprozoic definition

sap·ro·zoic (sap′rə zō′ik)

adjective

  1. absorbing simple organic material and dissolved salts for nourishment: said of certain animals
  2. of a saprophyte, esp. an animal parasite lacking a functional digestive system, as the tapeworm

Etymology: sapro- + zo(o)- + -ic

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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