Difference between revisions of "scavenger"

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|etymology=Middle English <i>skavawer</i>, collector of a toll
 
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|definition=Any organism that feeds on dead plants or animals and decaying matter or animal wastes.
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Latest revision as of 23:41, 13 September 2013

scavenger (noun; Middle English skavawer, collector of a toll): Any organism that feeds on dead plants or animals and decaying matter or animal wastes.