腐ふ生せい動どう物ぶつ

noun

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ような役やく割わりを果はたす。

  Saprozoa play an important role as decomposers in the ecosystem.