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endotrophic

endotrophic adjective: obtaining nourishment from within another organism.

Adjective

endotrophic (not comparable)

  1. obtaining nourishment from within another organism

Origin of endotrophic

From endo- + -trophic.

Questions about endotrophic

What does endotrophic mean?
Endotrophic means obtaining nourishment from within another organism.
What part of speech is endotrophic?
Endotrophic is an adjective.

Words near endotrophic in the dictionary

  1. endotransglucosylation
  2. endotransglycosidase
  3. endotransglycosidases
  4. endotransglycosylase
  5. endotransglycosylases
  6. endotrophic
  7. endotrophin
  8. endotunica
  9. endoturbinate
  10. endoturbinates
  11. endotympanic

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