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mixotroph

[ mik-suh-trof, -trohf ]

/ ˈmɪk səˌtrɒf, -ˌtroʊf /

noun Biology.

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

Words nearby mixotroph

mixologist, mixology, mixolydian, mixolydian mode, mixoploid, mixotroph, mixt, mixt., mixtape, mixte, mixtec

Origin of mixotroph

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

OTHER WORDS FROM mixotroph

mix·o·troph·ic, adjective

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