Sa-prŏph'a-gan, n.
n. [Fr. saprophage, from Gr. σαπρός, rotten, putrid, and φαγεῖν, to eat.] (Entom.) One of a tribe of coleopterous insects, which feed on animal and vegetable substances in a state of decomposition. Brande.
n. [Fr. saprophage, from Gr. σαπρός, rotten, putrid, and φαγεῖν, to eat.] (Entom.) One of a tribe of coleopterous insects, which feed on animal and vegetable substances in a state of decomposition. Brande.