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heterotroph
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het·er·o·troph (htr--trf, -trf)
n.
An organism that cannot synthesize its own food and is dependent upon complex organic substances for nutrition.
heter·o·trophic (-trfk, -trfk) adj.
heter·otro·phy (--rtr-f) n.
heterotroph
a heterotrophic organism.


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