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heterotrophic definition

hetero·trophic (-träf′ik, -trō′fik)

adjective

obtaining food from organic material only; unable to use inorganic matter to form proteins and carbohydrates

Etymology: hetero- + trophic

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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