Difference between revisions of "scavenger"
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|etymology=Middle English <i>skavawer</i>, collector of a toll | |etymology=Middle English <i>skavawer</i>, collector of a toll | ||
− | |definition=Any organism that feeds on dead plants or animals and decaying matter or animal wastes. | + | |definition=Any [[organism]] that feeds on dead plants or animals and decaying matter or [[animal]] wastes. |
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