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phagotrophic

/ˌfeɪɡəˈtɹəʊfɪk/

phagotrophic adjective: feeding by engulfing a food cell or particle and ingesting it in a phagocytic vacuole, in the manner of some flagellates.

Adjective

phagotrophic (not comparable)

  1. Feeding by engulfing a food cell or particle and ingesting it in a phagocytic vacuole, in the manner of some flagellates.

Origin of phagotrophic

From phagotrophy + -ic.

Questions about phagotrophic

What does phagotrophic mean?
Phagotrophic means feeding by engulfing a food cell or particle and ingesting it in a phagocytic vacuole, in the manner of some flagellates.
What part of speech is phagotrophic?
Phagotrophic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce phagotrophic?
Phagotrophic is pronounced /ˌfeɪɡəˈtɹəʊfɪk/.

Words near phagotrophic in the dictionary

  1. phagostimulating
  2. phagostimulation
  3. phagostimulatory
  4. phagotope
  5. phagotroph
  6. phagotrophic
  7. phagotrophically
  8. phagotrophs
  9. phagotrophy
  10. phagotype
  11. phagotypes

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