biotroph

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noun

Any parasite that cannot survive in a dead host and therefore keeps it alive

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Meanings

nounbiotroph (plural biotrophs)

plural biotrophs

  1. biologyAny parasite that cannot survive in a dead host and therefore keeps it alive

Origin

From bio- + -troph.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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