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Meaning of polysaprobic in English:

polysaprobic

Pronunciation /ˌpɒlɪsəˈprəʊbɪk/

adjective

Ecology

  • Of, designating, or inhabiting an aquatic environment that is poor in dissolved oxygen and contains much chemically reducing decayed organic matter.

Origin

1920s. From poly- + saprobic, after German polysaprob; compare mesosaprobic, oligosaprobic.