- saprophagous animal
- Saprobiont; Saprophag; Saprophyt; Saprotroph
English-German geography dictionary . V.M. Kotlyakov, A.I. Komarova. 2007.
English-German geography dictionary . V.M. Kotlyakov, A.I. Komarova. 2007.
saprophagous — adj. [Gr. sapros, rotten; phagein, to eat] Feeding on dead or decaying animal or plant materials … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
saprophagous — /sa prof euh geuhs/, adj. Biol. (of an organism) feeding on dead or decaying animal matter. [1810 20; SAPRO + PHAGOUS] * * * … Universalium
saprophagous — sa•proph•a•gous [[t]səˈprɒf ə gəs[/t]] adj. ecl feeding on decaying animal matter • Etymology: 1810–20 … From formal English to slang
dipteran — /dip teuhr euhn/, adj. 1. dipterous (def. 1). n. 2. a dipterous insect. [1835 45; DIPTER(A) + AN] * * * Any member of the more than 85,000 species in the insect order Diptera (the two winged, or true, flies), characterized by the use of only one… … Universalium
Nicrophorus orbicollis — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum … Wikipedia
Stratiomyidae — Taxobox name = Soldier flies image width = 240px image caption = Chloromyia speciosa regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda subphylum = Hexapoda classis = Insecta subclassis = Pterygota infraclassis = Neoptera superordo = Endopterygota| ordo =… … Wikipedia
Scatopsidae — Taxobox name = Scatopsidae regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda subphylum = Hexapoda classis = Insecta subclassis = Pterygota infraclassis = Neoptera superordo = Endopterygota ordo = Diptera subordo = Nematocera infraordo = Psychodomorpha… … Wikipedia
saprozoic — adjective (of certain animals) feeding on dead or decaying animal matter • Syn: ↑saprophagous • Similar to: ↑herbivorous * * * saprozōˈic adjective (Gr zōion an animal) feeding on dead or decaying organic material • • • Main Entry: ↑sapro … Useful english dictionary
Symphyla — Taxobox name = Symphyla image width = 260px image caption = Scutigerella immaculata regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda subphylum = Myriapoda classis = Symphyla classis authority = Ryder, 1880 subdivision ranks = Families subdivision =… … Wikipedia
Picture-winged fly — Taxobox name = Picture winged flies image caption = Physiphora alceae (Preyssler, 1791) regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta subclassis = Pterygota infraclassis = Neoptera superordo = Endopterygota| ordo = Diptera infraordo =… … Wikipedia
Muscidae — Musca domestica Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia … Wikipedia