Trophic Definition
trŏfĭk, trōfĭk
adjective
Of nutrition; having to do with the processes of nutrition.
Webster's New World
Of or involving the feeding habits or relationships of different organisms in a food chain or food web.
American Heritage
suffix
Of, relating to, or characterized by a specified kind of nutrition or sustenance.
Auxotrophic.
American Heritage
Maintaining the function of or regulating a specified gland or type of tissue.
Gonadotrophic.
American Heritage
Used to form adjectives corresponding to nouns ending in -trophy.
Wiktionary
affix
Of or relating to a (specified) kind of nutrition.
Webster's New World
Origin of Trophic
From Ancient Greek τροφικός (trophikos, “pertaining to food or nourishment"), from τροφή (trophÄ“, “food").
From Wiktionary
From trophic Sense 2, influenced by –tropic
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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