Detritivore

Quick meaning: Detritivore is a noun meaning (ecology) An organism that feeds on detritus.

Meaning

(ecology) An organism that feeds on detritus.

Example Sentences

Others are detritivores (i.e. they feed off organic detritus), such as some pteropods.

Fish are represented at several trophic levels in aquatic systems, from detritivore and herbivore to carnivore.

Termites are herbivores and detritivores variously involved in the comminution and decomposition of vegetable matter, through most of the warm temperate and tropical zones.

If one has sound data for microbial biomass dynamics in decaying litter, along with identities of the decomposer fungi, then one can make useful projections and hypotheses regarding nutrient flow, environmental controls on decay rates, and potential detritivore production founded upon basic knowledge of the properties of fungal species and their interactions with other microbes and animals[…].

Word Forms

• detritivores

Synonyms for detritivore

Depending on context, synonyms include detritophage, detrivore, saprophage.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include omnivores, detrivore, detritovore, detritophage, saprophage, saprovore.

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