detrivorous
adjective
de·triv·o·rous
\-rivərəs\
Definition of detrivorous
: feeding on animal wastes certain protozoans living on the skin of fishes and feeding on the mucous secretion are detrivorous
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Origin and Etymology of detrivorous
detritus + -vorous
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