MIXOTROPH


Meaning of MIXOTROPH in English

— mixotrophic , adj.

/mik"seuh trof', -trohf'/ , n. Biol.

any organism capable of existing as either an autotroph or heterotroph.

[ back formation from mixotrophic, equiv. to Gk mixo- (see MIXOPLOID) + -TROPHIC ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .