polysaprobic
Ecology
adjective
Of, designating, or inhabiting an aquatic environment that is poor in dissolved oxygen and contains much chemically reducing decayed organic matter.
Origin
1920s. From poly- + saprobic, after German polysaprob; compare mesosaprobic, oligosaprobic.
- marine borer
- marine chart
- marine chronometer
- Marine Corps
- marine court
- marine crayfish
- marine engine
- marine engineer
- marine engineering
- marine glue
- marine grade
- marine hospital
- marine iguana
- marine ivy
- marineland
- Marine One
- marine park
- marine plywood
- Marine Police
- marine quality
- mariner
- marinera
- marine railway
- marine salt
- marinescape