Antonyms of adj saprophagous
1 sense of saprophagous
Sense 1
saprophagous, saprozoic -- ((of certain animals) feeding on dead or decaying animal matter)
INDIRECT (VIA insectivorous, carnivorous, herbivorous) -> omnivorous -- (feeding on both plants and animals)
INDIRECT (VIA carnivorous, herbivorous, omnivorous) -> insectivorous -- ((of animals and plants) feeding on insects)
INDIRECT (VIA herbivorous, omnivorous, insectivorous) -> carnivorous -- ((used of plants as well as animals) feeding on animals; "carnivorous plants are capable of trapping and digesting small animals especially insects")
Similarity of adj saprophagous
1 sense of saprophagous
Sense 1
saprophagous, saprozoic -- ((of certain animals) feeding on dead or decaying animal matter)
=> herbivorous (vs. omnivorous) (vs. insectivorous) (vs. carnivorous) -- (feeding only on plants)