paratrophic

paratrophic
Deriving sustenance from living organic material. SEE ALSO: metatrophic, prototrophic. [para- + G. trophe, nourishment]

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para·tro·phic .par-ə-'trō-fik, -'träf-ik adj deriving nourishment parasitically from other organisms <\paratrophic bacteria>

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para·tro·phic (par″ə-troґfik) [para- + -trophic] requiring living material or complex protein matter for food. Cf. metatrophic.

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  • paratrophic — adj. [Gr. para, beside; trophe, food] Deriving food parasitically …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • paratrophic — /par euh trof ik, troh fik/, adj. obtaining nourishment from living organic matter; parasitic. [1855 60; PARA 1 + TROPHIC] * * * …   Universalium

  • paratrophic — adj. parasitic, feeding on living organic material …   English contemporary dictionary

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  • metatrophic — Denoting the ability to undertake anabolism or to obtain nourishment from varied sources, i.e., both nitrogenous and carbonaceous organic matter. [meta + G. trophe, nourishment] * * * meta·tro·phic .met ə trōf ik, träf adj requiring complex… …   Medical dictionary

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