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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
detritivore /dɪˈtrɪtɪvɔː/

▶noun Zoology an animal which feeds on dead organic material, especially plant detritus.

– derivatives
detritivorous /ˌdɛtrɪˈtɪv(ə)rəs/ adjective.

– origin 1960s: from detritus + -vore ‘eating’ (see -vorous).

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