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mixotroph

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[mik-suh-trof, -trohf] / ˈmɪk səˌtrɒf, -ˌtroʊf /

noun

Biology.

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

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Derived Forms

mixotrophic

adjective

Etymology

Origin of mixotroph

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

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