decomposer

See also: décomposer

English

Etymology

decompose +‎ -er

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /diːkəmˈpəʊzə(ɹ)/

Noun

decomposer (plural decomposers)

(ecology) Any organism that feeds off decomposing organic material, especially bacterium or fungi.

Translations

organism feeding off decomposing organic material

French: décomposeur (fr) m
German: Zersetzer m, Destruent (de) m, Reduzent m

Italian: decompositore m
Thai: ผู้ย่อยสลาย (pûu-yɔ̂i-sà-lǎai)

Further reading

decomposer on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

dermoscope, recomposed

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