As a noun scarecrow

is an effigy, typically made of straw and dressed in old clothes, fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating seeds or crops planted there.

As a verb scarecrow

is to splay rigidly outward, like the arms of a scarecrow.

As an adjective scarecrowlike is

resembling or characteristic of a scarecrow.

As nouns the difference between microorganism and auxanography

is that microorganism is an organism that is too small to be seen by the unaided eye, especially a single-celled organism, such as a bacterium while auxanography is the study of the effects of changes in environment on the growth of microorganisms.

Auxanography is a related term of auxanogram.

As nouns the difference between auxanogram and auxanography

is that auxanogram is a culture of microorganisms used in auxanography while auxanography is the study of the effects of changes in environment on the growth of microorganisms.

As a verb culture

is .

As a noun auxanogram is

a culture of microorganisms used in auxanography.

As nouns the difference between microorganism and auxanogram

is that microorganism is while auxanogram is a culture of microorganisms used in auxanography.

As adjectives the difference between auxetic and nonauxetic

is that auxetic is (chemistry) containing the property of counter-intuitively expanding when being stretched while nonauxetic is not auxetic.

As nouns the difference between modern and saltern

is that modern is someone who lives in modern times while saltern is (archaeology) an area used for saltmaking, especially in the east anglian fenlands.

As an adjective modern

is pertaining to a current or recent time and style; not ancient.

As nouns the difference between saltworks and saltern

is that saltworks is (pluralonly) a place where salt is refined and prepared commercially while saltern is (archaeology) an area used for saltmaking, especially in the east anglian fenlands.

Saprophagous is a related term of saprophage.

As an adjective saprophagous

is feeding on dead or decaying organic matter.

As a noun saprophage is

a detritivore.

As nouns the difference between environment and auxanography

is that environment is the surroundings of, and influences on, a particular item of interest while auxanography is the study of the effects of changes in environment on the growth of microorganisms.