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from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
saprophytic : as, a saprophilous organism.
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_ bring organic material to the putrefactive state -- or _saprophilous_, _i. e.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" Various
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