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| − | '''decomposer''' (''pl.'' | + | '''decomposer''' ([[Category:Noun]][[:Category:Noun|noun]], ''pl.'' decomposers; [[Category:Ecology term]][[:Category:Ecology term|ecology term]]) – an organism that breaks down dead organic material to obtain nutrients; ''more or less synonymous'' with [[destruent]] or [[saprobe]]. |
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Latest revision as of 02:00, 7 December 2005
decomposer (noun, pl. decomposers;ecology term) – an organism that breaks down dead organic material to obtain nutrients; more or less synonymous with destruent or saprobe.
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