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pathotroph

pathotroph noun: an organism that derives nourishment from a pathogen.

Noun

pathotroph (plural pathotrophs)

  1. An organism that derives nourishment from a pathogen

Forms of pathotroph

pluralpathotrophs

Origin of pathotroph

From patho- + -troph.

Questions about pathotroph

What does pathotroph mean?
Pathotroph means an organism that derives nourishment from a pathogen.
What part of speech is pathotroph?
Pathotroph is a noun.
What is the plural of pathotroph?
The plural of pathotroph is pathotrophs.

Words near pathotroph in the dictionary

  1. pathosystem
  2. pathosystems
  3. pathotic
  4. pathotoxin
  5. pathotoxins
  6. pathotroph
  7. pathotrophs
  8. pathotropic
  9. pathotype
  10. pathotyped
  11. pathotypes

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