Definition of SAPROBE

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.

Scrabble Score: 11

saprobe: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
saprobe: 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