/ Dictionary / Index S saprophagous: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: sa•proph•a•gous Pronunciation: (sa-prof'u-gus), [key] — adj. Biol. (of an organism) feeding on dead or decaying animal matter. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: saprophagous (Thesaurus) sapropel saprophyte Related Content Daily Word Quiz: neologism Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language