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mixotroph

[mik-suh-trof, -trohf]

noun

Biology.

  1. any organism capable of existing as either an autotroph or heterotroph.

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Other Word Forms

  • mixotrophic adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of mixotroph1

Back formation from mixotrophic, equivalent to Greek mixo- ( mixoploid ) + -trophic

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