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heterotroph
[ het-er-uh-trof, -trohf ]
noun
- Biology. an organism requiring organic compounds for its principal source of food.
heterotroph
/ hĕt′ər-ə-trŏf′ /
- An organism that cannot manufacture its own food and instead obtains its food and energy by taking in organic substances, usually plant or animal matter. All animals, protozoans, fungi, and most bacteria are heterotrophs.
- Compare autotroph
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