plastivore

English edit

Etymology edit

plastic +‎ -vore

Noun edit

plastivore (plural plastivores)

(biology, ecology) A biological organism (microbial or otherwise) which consumes and breaks down plastics (synthetic polymers).^[1]
Meronym: plastizyme

References edit

^ “These animals can eat plastic waste”, in World Economic Forum‎^[1], 2020 March 10

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