saprŏphăgo — Lewis & Short
saprŏphăgo, ĕre, v. n., = saprofagei=n,
I to eat putrid meat, Mart. 3, 77, 3 (sometimes written as Greek).
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saprŏphăgo
saprŏphăgo · v. n
to eat putrid meat
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