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heterotroph

he·te·rot·roph

UK/ˈhɛt(ə)ɹə(ʊ)tɹəʊf/ US/hɛt(ə)ɹə(ʊ)ˈtɹɒf/ uncommon

noun

1.

an organism that depends on complex organic substances for nutrition

Origin

From hetero- (“other”) + -troph (“nutrition”).

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