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ectotrophic

ectotrophic adjective: that obtains nourishment from outside of its host.

Adjective

ectotrophic (not comparable)

  1. That obtains nourishment from outside of its host

Origin of ectotrophic

From ecto- + -trophic.

Words that rhyme with ectotrophic

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Questions about ectotrophic

What does ectotrophic mean?
Ectotrophic means that obtains nourishment from outside of its host.
What part of speech is ectotrophic?
Ectotrophic is an adjective.

Words near ectotrophic in the dictionary

  1. ectothrices
  2. ectothrix
  3. ectotoxin
  4. ectotoxins
  5. ectotroph
  6. ectotrophic
  7. ectotrophically
  8. ectotrophs
  9. ectotunica
  10. ectoturbinate
  11. ectoturbinates

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