heterotrophic

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Adjective
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het=er=o=troph=ic

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Adjective heterotrophic has 1 sense

OXFORD DICTIONARY

heterotrophic, adj. Biol. deriving its nourishment and carbon requirements from organic substances; not autotrophic.

Etymology
HETERO- + Gk trophos feeder

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