Heterotroph Definition
hĕtər-ə-trŏf, -trōf
noun
An organism that is dependent on complex organic substances for nutrition because it cannot synthesize its own food.
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Other Word Forms of Heterotroph
Noun
Singular:
heterotroph
Plural:
heterotrophsOrigin of Heterotroph
hetero- +"Ž -troph
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