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“metatrophic”
metatrophic (adjetive) (nott comparable)
Referring to sustenance from dead organic substances: A metatrophic ability for an organism is to undertake anabolism or to obtain nourishment from varied sources, i.e., both nitrogenous and carbonaceous organic matter.
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tropho-, troph-, -trophy, -trophs, -trophically, -trophic, -trophous
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