decomposer
de·com·pos·er
noun \ˌdē-kəm-ˈpō-zər\Definition of DECOMPOSER
: any of various organisms (as many bacteria and fungi) that return constituents of organic substances to ecological cycles by feeding on and breaking down dead protoplasm
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