(biology) An organism that lives off of dead or decaying organic material

plural of saprobe

(biology) Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a saprobe or saprobes; that feeds on dead or decaying organic matter.

The condition of being saprobic

In a saprobic manner

(ecology) A measure of the amount of decaying organic material in an environment such as a river.

plural of saprobity

(ecology) Synonym of saprobity