decomposer









decomposer


noun

  1. a person or thing that decomposes.
  2. Ecology. an organism, usually a bacterium or fungus, that breaks down the cells of dead plants and animals into simpler substances.

noun

  1. ecology any organism in a community, such as a bacterium or fungus, that breaks down dead tissue enabling the constituents to be recycled to the environmentSee also consumer (def. 3), producer (def. 8)
n.

1833, “a decomposing agent,” agent noun from decompose.

  1. See detritivore.
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