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saprobic
1. Relating to organisms that are able to live in highly polluted water.
2. Of or relating to organisms that live on dead or decaying matter.
3. Living in or being in an environment rich in organic matter but lacking oxygen.
4. An organism that derives its nourishment from nonliving or decaying organic matter.
5. Pertaining to water rich in dacaying organic matter.
2. Of or relating to organisms that live on dead or decaying matter.
3. Living in or being in an environment rich in organic matter but lacking oxygen.
4. An organism that derives its nourishment from nonliving or decaying organic matter.
5. Pertaining to water rich in dacaying organic matter.
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saprobic system
A system by which a body of polluted water is divided into zones characterized by the presence of certain organisms that are treated as indicators of the degree of pollution.
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