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腐生動物 (fuseidoubutsu) Japanese meaning: saprozoa | Kotomora

腐ふ生せい動どう物ぶつ

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Meanings

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saprozoa; saprophagous animal

Technical term in biology for animals that feed on decaying organic matter. Not a common everyday word.

腐ふ生せい動どう物ぶつは生せい態たい系けいにおいて分ぶん解かい者しゃとして重じゅう要

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Saprozoa play an important role as decomposers in the ecosystem.

Kanji

腐rot, decay, sour
生life, genuine, birth
動move, motion, change
物thing, object, matter

Related words

腐ふ生せい植しょく物ぶつ
Refers to saprophytic plants, while 腐生動物 refers to saprozoic animals.
腐ふ食しょく動どう物ぶつ
More general term for scavengers or detritivores; 腐生動物 is specifically saprozoa.

Built from

腐ふ生せい+動どう物ぶつ

Etymology

Compound of 腐生 (fusei, 'saprophytic') and 動物 (dōbutsu, 'animal'). The term is a modern scientific coinage.