heterotrophnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈhet.ər.əˌtrəʊf/us/ˈhet̬.ɚ.əˌtroʊf/specializeda living thing that gets its food from other plants or animals
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Plants & animals - general words
- animal kingdom
- autotroph
- biped
- bloodsucker
- carnivore
- flora
- flora and fauna
- greenery
- herbivore
- humpbacked
- omnivore
- omnivorous
- parasite
- parasitic
- predatory
- songster
- vegetation
- vertebrate
- warm-blooded
- wildlife
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Diets & dieting
heterotrophic
adjective uk/ˌhet.ər.əˈtrəʊ.fɪk/us/ˌhet̬.ɚ.əˈtroʊ.fɪk/