HOLOZOIC

holozoic

(adjective) obtaining nourishment as animals do by ingesting complex organic matter

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

holozoic

Obtaining nutrition, as most animals, by the ingestion of organic matter.

Synonyms

• heterotrophic

Source: Wiktionary



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DIRECTIONALITY

(noun) the property of being directional or maintaining a direction; “the directionality of written English is from left to right”


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