HETEROTROPH

heterotroph

(noun) an organism that depends on complex organic substances for nutrition

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

heterotroph (plural heterotrophs)

(ecology) An organism which requires an external supply of energy in the form of food as it cannot synthesize its own.

Coordinate terms

• autotroph

Source: Wiktionary

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