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photo autotroph

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pho⋅to⋅au⋅to⋅troph

[foh-toh-aw-tuh-trof, -trohf]
–noun Biology.
any organism that derives its energy for food synthesis from light and is capable of using carbon dioxide as its principal source of carbon.

Origin:
1945–50; photo- + autotroph


pho⋅to⋅au⋅to⋅troph⋅ic, adjective
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: pho·to·au·to·troph
Pronunciation: "fOt-O-'ot-&-"trOf
Function: noun
: a photoautotrophic organism
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Science Dictionary
photoautotroph   (fō'tō-ô'tə-trŏf', -trōf')  Pronunciation Key 
See phototroph.
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