detritivorous

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detritivorous

/ˌdɛtɹəˈtɪvəɹəs/ US

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From detritus + -vorous.

adjective more detritivorous · most detritivorous

That feeds on detritus.
Similar: saprophagous

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adj feeding on detritus

Deutsch	detritivor
Italiano	detritivoro

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@misc{detritivorous_2026,
  title = {detritivorous},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/detritivorous},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}