Feeding on living organisms or living matter; describes animals that eat other living things.
From bio- (life) + -phagous (from Greek phagein, to eat). Describes feeding habits of organisms that consume living material.
A biophagous creature like a mosquito feeds directly on your blood while you're alive—it's different from scavengers that eat dead things.
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