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heterotroph: Meaning and Definition of
het•er•o•troph
Pronunciation: (het'ur-u-trof", -trōf"), [key]
— n.
- an organism requiring organic compounds for its principal source of food. Cf. autotroph.
See also:
- heterotroph (Thesaurus)
