heterotroph
pronunciation
How to pronounce heterotroph in British English:
UK [ˈhetərətrəʊf]
How to pronounce heterotroph in American English:
US [ˈhetərətroʊf]
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- Noun:
- an organism that depends on complex organic substances for nutrition
Word Origin
- heterotroph (n.)
- 1900, from hetero- + Greek trophos "feeder" (see -trophy). Related: Heterotrophic (1893).
Example
- 1. Animal that feed on both animals and plants , is a kind of heterotroph ; examples are humans and mice .
- 2. An animal that feed on the body parts of other animals , is a kind of heterotroph ; examples are dogs and lions .
- 3. Animal which feed on plants only , is a kind of heterotroph ; examples are sheep , rabbits , cows .