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lecithotrophic

lecithotrophic adjective: that feeds on egg yolks.

Adjective

lecithotrophic (not comparable)

  1. That feeds on egg yolks

Origin of lecithotrophic

From lecithotrophy + -ic.

Words formed from lecithotrophic

Questions about lecithotrophic

What does lecithotrophic mean?
Lecithotrophic means that feeds on egg yolks.
What part of speech is lecithotrophic?
Lecithotrophic is an adjective.

Words near lecithotrophic in the dictionary

  1. lecithocerid
  2. lecithocerids
  3. lecithodendriid
  4. lecithodendriids
  5. lecithotroph
  6. lecithotrophic
  7. lecithotrophically
  8. lecithotrophs
  9. lecithotrophy
  10. lecithotropic
  11. lecitotrophic

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