exotrophic etymology

English word exotrophic comes from English exo- (Outside, external.), English trophic

Detailed word origin of exotrophic

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
exo- English (eng) Outside, external.
trophic English (eng) (ecology) Describing the relationships between the feeding habits of organisms in a food chain.. (physiology) Of or pertaining to growth.. Of or pertaining to nutrition.
exotrophic English (eng) That feeds on other organisms.

Words with the same origin as exotrophic

Descendants of exo-
exoatmosphere exoatmospheric exocarp exoconsciousness exocortex exocranial exocytotoxic exoderm exoenthalpic exoface exogalactic exogen exoglucanase exopassive exopolymeric exoproduct exoproteolytic exoribonuclease exoskeleton exospore exothecal exothermic exotransferase exotrojan