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metatrophic
[ met-uh-trof-ik, -troh-fik ]
adjective
- requiring dead organic matter for food.
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Other Words From
- met·a·troph [met, -, uh, -trof, -trawf], noun
- me·tat·ro·phy [m, uh, -, ta, -tr, uh, -fee], noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of metatrophic1
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Example Sentences
It is very probable that anarobes, exclusive of a few nitrogen absorbers, are metatrophic for all the elements they utilize.
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