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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