Definition of detritivore in English:

detritivore

noundɪˈtrɪtɪvɔːdəˈtridəˌvôr

Zoology

An animal which feeds on dead organic material, especially plant detritus.
Example sentencesExamples
- The members of Echinoidea are suspension feeders, herbivores, detritivores, and predators.
- Thus, the evidence shows conclusively that the damage documented here was caused by herbivores, not detritivores.
- These earliest insect species were probably detritivores, scavenging for organic matter in the thin soils of the time, although some species may have been herbivores feeding on live plants.
- Some graze, some browse, some feed on plankton, some are scavengers or detritivores, some are active carnivores.
- Sodium, by contrast, can be quite difficult to obtain for detritivores and herbivores in the terrestrial environment.

Derivatives

detritivorous

adjective ˌdɛtrɪˈtɪv(ə)rəs

Zoology

Although no definitive mite wood borings have been reported from the Mesozoic, there is evidence of detritivorous oribatid mites in the form of body fossils from the Upper Cretaceous.
Example sentencesExamples
- Other insects observed in the nests were a few small, undetermined dipteran larvae in one nest, and small detritivorous rove beetles in 10 nests.
- While most species of Daphnia, including D. pulex, are herbivorous or detritivorous (feeding on phytoplankton), a few are carnivorous and prey on other water fleas.
- However, even if the glossopterids did not possess toxic secondary metabolites that discouraged detritivores, their dominance still may have played a role in the abundance of detritivorous oribatid mites.
- They included both carnivorous and detritivorous types.

Origin

1960s: from detritus + -vore 'eating' (see -vorous).

Definition of detritivore in US English:

detritivore

noundəˈtridəˌvôr

Zoology

An animal which feeds on dead organic material, especially plant detritus.
Example sentencesExamples
- Some graze, some browse, some feed on plankton, some are scavengers or detritivores, some are active carnivores.
- These earliest insect species were probably detritivores, scavenging for organic matter in the thin soils of the time, although some species may have been herbivores feeding on live plants.
- Sodium, by contrast, can be quite difficult to obtain for detritivores and herbivores in the terrestrial environment.
- The members of Echinoidea are suspension feeders, herbivores, detritivores, and predators.
- Thus, the evidence shows conclusively that the damage documented here was caused by herbivores, not detritivores.

Origin

1960s: from detritus + -vore ‘eating’ (see -vorous).

单词	detritivore
释义	Definition of detritivore in English: detritivore noundɪˈtrɪtɪvɔːdəˈtridəˌvôr Zoology An animal which feeds on dead organic material, especially plant detritus. Example sentencesExamples The members of Echinoidea are suspension feeders, herbivores, detritivores, and predators. Thus, the evidence shows conclusively that the damage documented here was caused by herbivores, not detritivores. These earliest insect species were probably detritivores, scavenging for organic matter in the thin soils of the time, although some species may have been herbivores feeding on live plants. Some graze, some browse, some feed on plankton, some are scavengers or detritivores, some are active carnivores. Sodium, by contrast, can be quite difficult to obtain for detritivores and herbivores in the terrestrial environment. Derivatives detritivorous adjective ˌdɛtrɪˈtɪv(ə)rəs Zoology Although no definitive mite wood borings have been reported from the Mesozoic, there is evidence of detritivorous oribatid mites in the form of body fossils from the Upper Cretaceous. Example sentencesExamples Other insects observed in the nests were a few small, undetermined dipteran larvae in one nest, and small detritivorous rove beetles in 10 nests. While most species of Daphnia, including D. pulex, are herbivorous or detritivorous (feeding on phytoplankton), a few are carnivorous and prey on other water fleas. However, even if the glossopterids did not possess toxic secondary metabolites that discouraged detritivores, their dominance still may have played a role in the abundance of detritivorous oribatid mites. They included both carnivorous and detritivorous types. Origin 1960s: from detritus + -vore 'eating' (see -vorous). Definition of detritivore in US English: detritivore noundəˈtridəˌvôr Zoology An animal which feeds on dead organic material, especially plant detritus. Example sentencesExamples Some graze, some browse, some feed on plankton, some are scavengers or detritivores, some are active carnivores. These earliest insect species were probably detritivores, scavenging for organic matter in the thin soils of the time, although some species may have been herbivores feeding on live plants. Sodium, by contrast, can be quite difficult to obtain for detritivores and herbivores in the terrestrial environment. The members of Echinoidea are suspension feeders, herbivores, detritivores, and predators. Thus, the evidence shows conclusively that the damage documented here was caused by herbivores, not detritivores. Origin 1960s: from detritus + -vore ‘eating’ (see -vorous).
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