saprobe vs being

saprobe and being both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
saprobe	Yes	No	No	No
being	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, being is a hypernym of saprobe; that is, being is a word with a broader meaning than saprobe:

saprobe: an organism that lives in and derives its nourishment from organic matter in stagnant or foul water
being: a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently

Other hypernyms of saprobe include organism.

saprobe (noun)	being (noun)
an organism that lives in and derives its nourishment from organic matter in stagnant or foul water	a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
	the state or fact of existing