Trophophoretic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Trophophoretic is an adjective meaning (biology, entomology) Exhibiting trophophoresy.
Meaning
(biology, entomology) Exhibiting trophophoresy.
Example Sentences
In the Solomons, A. lauta is reported as being trophophoretic (Johnson et al., 2001), and has been associated with the mealybugs Eumyrmoccus kolobangarae and E. kusiacus (LaPolla, 2004).
This latter form of trophobiosis has been termed trophophoresy (LaPolla et al. 2002). Only two ant genera are known to contain trophophoretic species: Acropyga (Formicinae), in which all 37 species are thought to be trophophoretic, and [...]
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include trophogenic, hydrotrophic, hydrotropic, tropophilous, prototrophic, prototropic.
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