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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun An organism, often a bacterium or fungus, that feeds on and breaks down dead plant or animal matter, thus making organic nutrients available to the ecosystem.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun That which decomposes.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun ecology Any organism that feeds off decomposing organic material, especially bacterium or fungi.

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