heterotrophn.
/ˈhɛtərəʊtrəʊf/ Biology.
Any organism which requires an external supply of energy contained in complex organic compounds to maintain its existence.
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colonist1839
benthos1891
land form1897
heterotroph1900
autotroph1901
epibenthos1902
specialist1902
microaerophile1903
nitrifier1903
consumer1904
nitrogen fixer1904
producer1904
indicator1906
psychrophile1906
thermophil1909
sulphuretum1925
influent1926
halobiont1928
halophile1928
mesophile1928
oligosaprobe1931
saprobe1932
eurytope1938
stenotope1938
photoautotroph1939
chemoautotroph1943
prototroph1946
mixotrophy1948
chemolithoautotroph1949
auxotroph1950
chemoheterotroph1951
chemoorganotroph1953
chemolithotroph1955
chemotroph1958
osmophile1961
psychrotroph1963
saprotroph1963
generalist1964
opportunist1967
cryophile1970
1900 B. D. Jackson Gloss. Bot. Terms 311/1 Heterotroph, employed by Pfeffer to denote a pure saprophyte.
1959 New Scientist 7 May 1002/3 The evolutionary steps..were first, the formation of what he calls heterotrophes, organisms that absorbed as their nutrients organic substances dissolved in the seas in which they lived.
1971 L. E. Hawker & A. H. Linton Micro-organisms v. 145 Fungi, most protozoa, and many bacteria are heterotrophs.
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