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S0085400 (săp′rōb′)n. See saprophyte.

[sapro- + Greek bios, life; see g^wei- in Indo-European roots.]

sap·ro′bic (-bĭk) adj.sap·ro′bi·cal·ly adv.

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(ˈsæprəʊb) n (Plants) an organism, esp a fungus, that lives on decaying organisms; a saprotroph. See also saprophyte[C20: from Greek, from sapro- + bios life] sapˈrobic, saprobiotic adj

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saprobe - an organism that lives in and derives its nourishment from organic matter in stagnant or foul waterorganism, being - a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently

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[′sa‚prōb] (ecology) An organism that lives on decaying organic matter.

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(also saprobiont), a plant or animal that inhabits waters that are to some degree contaminated with organic matter. Polysaprobes inhabit severely contaminated waters, meso-saprobes moderately contaminated waters, and oligosaprobes slightly contaminated waters. The composition and quantity of saprobes and the structure of their communities serve as criteria for evaluating the degree of contamination of bodies of water by enterprises that process natural organic raw material. The ability of saprobes to mineralize the the organic matter of contamination promotes the self-purification of water, especially sewage water. (SeeBIOLOGICAL SEWAGE TREATMENT.)

REFERENCES

Zernov, S. A. Obshchaia gidrobiologiia, 2nd ed. Moscow-Leningrad, 1949.
Telitchenko, M. M., and K. A. Kokin. Sanitarnaia gidrobiologiia. Moscow, 1968.
Liebmann, H. Handbuch der Frischwasser- und Abwasser-Biologie, 2nd ed., vol. 1. Munich, 1962. M. M. Telitchenko

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[sa´prōb] an organism, usually referring to a fungus, that feeds on dead or decaying organic matter. See also saprophyte. adj., adj sapro´bic.

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(sa'prōb), An organism that lives on dead organic material. This term is preferable to saprophyte, because bacteria and fungi are no longer regarded as plants. [sapro- + G. bios, life]

saprobe

(săp′rōb′)n. See saprophyte.

sap·ro′bic (-bĭk) adj.sap·ro′bi·cal·ly adv.

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(sap'rōb) An organism that lives on dead organic material. usage note This term is preferable to saprophyte, because bacteria and fungi are no longer regarded as plants. [sapro- + G. bios, life]

sap·robe

(sap'rōb) An organism that lives on dead organic material. usage note This term is preferable to saprophyte, because bacteria and fungi are no longer regarded as plants. [sapro- + G. bios, life]

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noun an organism that lives in and derives its nourishment from organic matter in stagnant or foul water

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