photoheterotrophic

photoheterotrophic
Pertaining to a photoheterotroph.

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pho·to·het·ero·tro·phic (fo″to-het″ər-o-troґfik) [photo- + hetero- + trophic] deriving nourishment from organic compounds and energy from visible light.

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