əˈtrɒf adjective
requiring dead organic matter for food.
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metatrophic met·a·troph·ic (mět'ə-trŏf'ĭk, -trō'fĭk)
adj.
Of or relating to the ability to undertake anabolism.
Of or relating to the ability to obtain nourishment from varied sources, as from nitrogenous and carbonaceous organic matter.
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Metatrophic
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
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