HETEROTROPH - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Noun

an organism that depends on complex organic substances for nutrition

Categories: Organism, Being

Synonyms

Heterotroph

🔗 Related Words

hetero- – A related word in the same word family.

-troph – A related word in the same word family.

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➡️ Words that Start with HE

Hemostat Hemorrhoids Helve Hematins Hepworth Heightening Hemoptysis Hexs Hecatomb Hematemesis Hegaris Heliotropes

Words that End with PH ⬅️

Tomograph Triumph Addressograph Aleph Allelomorph Allograph Bathyscaph Cardiograph Cenotaph Cryptograph Cymograph Electrocardiograph