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Definition of heterotrophic adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

heterotrophic

adjective
 
/ˌhetərəˈtrəʊfɪk/,
 
/ˌhetərəˈtrɒfɪk/
 
/ˌhetərəˈtrəʊfɪk/
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  1. (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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fasting
noun
 
 
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Cooking and eating
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