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Heterotrophic Moderate

Heterotrophic has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

requiring organic compounds of carbon and nitrogen for nourishment

"most animals are heterotrophic"

2

Being a heterotroph.

See Also
microconsumer heteroplate heterotroph macroconsumer chemolithoheterotrophic nonheterotrophic photoheterotroph mesoconsumer
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Antonyms
autophytic
Rhyming Words
hic chic ethic gathic unchic bechic lithic sophic pathic gothic orphic sothic mythic pyrrhic gnathic buddhic myrrhic kleshic nymphic benthic
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