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Scavenger vs Saprophyte - What's the difference?

scavenger | saprophyte |

As nouns the difference between scavenger and saprophyte

is that scavenger is a street sweeper while saprophyte is any organism that lives on dead organic matter, as certain fungi and bacteria.

scavenger

English

Alternative forms

* (l) (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (obsolete) A street sweeper.
  • Someone who scavenges, especially one who searches through rubbish for food or useful things.
  • An animal that feeds on decaying matter such as carrion.
  • (chemistry) A substance used to remove impurities from the air or from a solution.

    • Derived terms

    * scavenger beetle * scavenger crab * scavenger's daughter * scav

    References

    --> English agent nouns English twice-borrowed terms

    saprophyte

    English

    (Saprotrophic nutrition)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any organism that lives on dead organic matter, as certain fungi and bacteria.

    • Synonyms

    *

    Hyponyms

    *

    Derived terms

    * *

    See also

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