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heterotroph

Syllabification: (het·er·o·troph)
Definition of heterotroph

noun

Biology
  • an organism deriving its nutritional requirements from complex organic substances. Compare with autotroph.

Derivatives

heterotrophic

adjective

heterotrophy

noun

Origin:

early 20th century: from hetero- 'other' + Greek trophos 'feeder'

heterotroph in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of heterotroph in the British & World English dictionary