heterotrophic
adjective/ˌhetərəˈtrəʊfɪk/, /ˌhetərəˈtrɒfɪk/
/ˌhetərəˈtrəʊfɪk/
(biology)- (of a living thing) getting food from the body of another living thing and not by making it from simpler substances compare autotrophic
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