heterotrophic

adjective

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Wiktionary

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sḿ̥teros Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros)lbor. English hetero- Proto-Hellenic *tʰrépʰō Ancient Greek τρέφω (tréphō) Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek τροφή (trophḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek τροφῐκός (trophĭkós)der. English -trophic English heterotrophic From hetero- + -trophic.

Being a heterotroph.
Relating to heterotrophy.