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tritrophic

UK/tɹʌɪˈtɹəʊ.fɪk/US/tɹaɪˈtɹoʊ.fɪk/

tritrophic adjective: describing a parasite that feeds on another parasite that feeds on a third parasite.

Adjective

tritrophic (not comparable)

  1. Describing a parasite that feeds on another parasite that feeds on a third parasite.
    • The spatial overlap between bean species and bruchine hosts, together with the great morphological similarity among the Horismenus species, has made the study of the ecology and population genetics of this tritrophic system difficult.2015 September 10, “Uncovering Cryptic Parasitoid Diversity in Horismenus (Chalcidoidea, Eulophidae)”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of tritrophic

From tri- (“three”) + -trophic (“relating to feeding and nutrition”), from Ancient Greek τροφικός (trophikós, “nursing, tending”), from τροφή (trophḗ, “nourishment, food”) + -ικός (-ikós, “-ic”).

Words that rhyme with tritrophic

Questions about tritrophic

What does tritrophic mean?
Tritrophic means describing a parasite that feeds on another parasite that feeds on a third parasite.
What part of speech is tritrophic?
Tritrophic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce tritrophic?
Tritrophic is pronounced /tɹʌɪˈtɹəʊ.fɪk/ (UK).

Words near tritrophic in the dictionary

  1. tritriacontenes
  2. tritricosanoate
  3. tritricosanoates
  4. tritricosanoin
  5. tritridecanoin
  6. tritrophic
  7. trits
  8. Tritter
  9. trittkarren
  10. trittle trattle
  11. trittle-trattle

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