資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Saprophagan \Sa*proph"a*gan\, n. [Gr. sapro`s rotten + fagei^n
   to eat: cf. F. saprophage.] (Zo["o]l.)
   One of a tribe of beetles which feed upon decaying animal and
   vegetable substances; a carrion beetle.