metatrophic

[met-uh-trof-ik, -troh-fik]

met·a·troph·ic

[met-uh-trof-ik, -troh-fik]
adjective
requiring dead organic matter for food.

Origin:
1895–1900; meta- + trophic

met·a·troph [met-uh-trof, -trawf] , noun
me·tat·ro·phy [muh-ta-truh-fee] , noun
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Metatrophic is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
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metatrophic met·a·troph·ic (mět'ə-trŏf'ĭk, -trō'fĭk)
adj.

  1. Of or relating to the ability to undertake anabolism.

  2. Of or relating to the ability to obtain nourishment from varied sources, as from nitrogenous and carbonaceous organic matter.

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