oligosaprobic

adjective

ol·​i·​go·​saprobic

"+

: living in or being a highly oxygenated aquatic environment in which little organic material and a minimum of fermentation is present compare mesosaprobic, polysaprobic

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary olig- + saprobic; originally formed as German oligosaprobisch

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