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(biology) Of bacteria etc.: feeding on multiple types of food, or obtaining nutrients in more than one way.
Use polytrophic when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Polytrophic means (biology) Of bacteria etc.: feeding on multiple types of food, or obtaining nutrients in more than one way.
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