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troph⋅o⋅some
/
ˈtrɒf
əˌsoʊm
,
ˈtroʊ
fə-
/
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trof
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uh
-sohm
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troh
-f
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]
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–noun
Zoology
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1.
an organ in deep-sea tube worms that is colonized by bacteria supplying the host worm with food and energy.
2.
a similar organ in other marine worms.
Origin:
1865–70;
tropho-
+
-some
3
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