Phagotrophic
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /ˌfeɪɡəˈtɹəʊfɪk/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Phagotrophic is an adjective meaning (microbiology) Feeding by engulfing a food cell or particle and ingesting it in a phagocytic vacuole, in the manner of some flagellates.
Meaning
(microbiology) Feeding by engulfing a food cell or particle and ingesting it in a phagocytic vacuole, in the manner of some flagellates.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include flagellates, protists, ectophagous, phloeophagous, biophagous, endophagous.
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