saprobe
Plural: saprobes
Noun
- An organism that lives on dead or decaying organic matter.
- an organism that lives in and derives its nourishment from organic matter in stagnant or foul water
- An organism that lives off of dead or decaying organic material
Examples
- The word SAPROBE seemed to scavenge points from various tiles on the board.
Origin / Etymology
From sapro- + -obe.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 11
saprobe: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordsaprobe: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
saprobe: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 13
saprobe: valid Words With Friends Word