TROPHIC
trophic
(adjective) of or relating to nutrition; “a trophic level on the food chain”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
trophic (not comparable)
Of or pertaining to nutrition.
(ecology) Describing the relationships between the feeding habits of organisms in a food chain.
(physiology) Of or pertaining to growth.
Usage notes
In physiological sense, not to be confused with similar-sounding tropic – the words and concepts are unrelated.
Source: Wiktionary
Troph"ic, a. Etym: [Gr. Trophi.] (Physiol.)
Definition: Of or connected with nutrition; nitritional; nourishing; as, the so-called trophic nerves, which have a direct influence on nutrition.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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