Detritor

/dɪˈtraɪtə/

/dɪˈtraɪtər/

Translation of "detritor" into Russian

Noun

/dɪˈtraɪtə/

/dɪˈtraɪtər/

detritor

detritors pl

The riverbed was covered with detritus from the recent storm.

Русло реки было покрыто детритом после недавнего шторма.

Noun

/dɪˈtraɪtə/

/dɪˈtraɪtər/

An agent—such as a natural process, person, or mechanical device—that abrades or wears something down by friction, erosion, or grinding.

Centuries of scouring sandstorms acted as a relentless detritor of the temple’s sandstone columns.

Any organism that feeds on decomposing organic matter; a detritivore.

Earthworms and many isopods function as detritors, breaking down leaf litter on the forest floor.