About The Word Saprophagan
Learn about the word Saprophagan to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Saprophagan definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Saprophagan
| Saprophagan Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Saprophagan?Synonyms | Synonyms for Saprophagan: Related Terms | Find terms related to Saprophagan: See Also | Saprophagan In Webster's Dictionary \Sa*proph"a*gan\, n. [Gr. sapro`s rotten + fagei^n
to eat: cf. F. saprophage.] (Zo["o]l.)
One of a tribe of beetles which feed upon decaying animal and
vegetable substances; a carrion beetle.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Compliant ‐ disposed or willing to comply; "children compliant with the parental…
- Hafnium ‐ a gray tetravalent metallic element that resembles zirconium…
- Wintertime ‐ the coldest season…
- Execution of instrument ‐ (law) the completion of a legal instrument (such as a contract…
- Insight ‐ grasping the inner nature of things intuitively [n] clear or…
- Festoonery ‐ flower chains suspended in loops…
- Intermeshed ‐ caught as if in a mesh; "enmeshed in financial difficulties"…
- Scratch ‐ an indication of damage [n] poor handwriting [n] a harsh noise…
- English hawthorn ‐ thorny Eurasian shrub of small tree having dense clusters of…
- Graphical ‐ written or drawn or engraved; "graphic symbols" [adj] relating…