amphitrophic

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adjective

That lives via photosynthesis in the light and via chemotrophy in the dark

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Meanings

adjectiveamphitrophic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyThat lives via photosynthesis in the light and via chemotrophy in the dark

Origin

From amphi- + -trophic.

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APA

amphitrophic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amphitrophic

MLA

“amphitrophic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amphitrophic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “amphitrophic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amphitrophic.

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