SAPROZOIC

saprophagous, saprozoic

(adjective) (of certain animals) feeding on dead or decaying animal matter

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

saprozoic (comparative more saprozoic, superlative most saprozoic)

feeding on dead or decaying animal matter

saprophagous

Source: Wiktionary



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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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