- saprophytic - obtaining food osmotically from dissolved organic material
- saprophytic - (of some plants or fungi) feeding on dead or decaying organic matter
Antonym: omnivorous (indirect, via insectivorous, carnivorous, herbivorous)
Antonym: insectivorous (indirect, via carnivorous, herbivorous, omnivorous)
Antonym: carnivorous (indirect, via herbivorous, omnivorous, insectivorous)
- saprophytic - (of some plants or fungi) feeding on dead or decaying organic matter