ˈhed.ərō.ˌträf noun
also het·er·o·trophe -ˌtrōf
( -s )
Etymology: heter- + -troph or -trophe (probably from Greek trophos one that feeds)
: a heterotrophic individual
• het·er·ot·ro·phism ˌhed.əˈrä.trəˌfizəm noun
• het·er·ot·ro·phy -_fē noun -es
ˈhed.ərō.ˌträf noun
also het·er·o·trophe -ˌtrōf
( -s )
Etymology: heter- + -troph or -trophe (probably from Greek trophos one that feeds)
: a heterotrophic individual
• het·er·ot·ro·phism ˌhed.əˈrä.trəˌfizəm noun
• het·er·ot·ro·phy -_fē noun -es
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012