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Definition of autotroph noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

autotroph

noun

/ˈɔːtətrəʊf/

/ˈɔːtətrəʊf/

(biology)

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a living thing that is able to make its own food using simple chemical substances such as carbon dioxide compare heterotroph

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