Exotrophic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Exotrophic is an adjective meaning That feeds on other organisms.
Meaning
That feeds on other organisms.
Example Sentences
Colors of taxa labels represent the reproductive modes: blue, terrestrial foam-nesting, exotrophic tadpoles; orange, terrestrial gel-nesting, exotrophic tadpoles; green, terrestrial direct-developing, endotrophic tadpoles; cyan, aquatic gel-nesting, exotrophic tadpoles.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ectotrophic, endotrophic, exuviotrophic, exophagic, exoperitrophic, biophagous.
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