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mixotroph

[ mik-suh-trof, -trohf ]

noun

, Biology.
  1. any organism capable of existing as either an autotroph or heterotroph.


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Other Words From

  • mixo·trophic adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of mixotroph1

Back formation from mixotrophic, equivalent to Greek mixo- ( mixoploid ) + -trophic

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