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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024troph-, - var. of tropho- before a vowel:trophallaxis.
-troph, - a combining form used in the formation of nouns with the general sense "nutrient matter'' (embryotroph), "an organism with given nutritional requirements'' (heterotroph);
also forming concrete nouns corresponding to abstract nouns ending in -trophy or adjectives ending in -trophic.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tropho-, - a combining form meaning "nourishment,'' used in the formation of compound words:trophosome.
Also,[esp. before a vowel,] troph-. - akin to tréphein to feed, nourish combining form of Greek trophé̄ nourishment, food
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