biotrophic

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adjective

Describing a parasite or symbiont that needs its host in order to stay alive.

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Meanings

adjectivebiotrophic (comparative more biotrophic, superlative most biotrophic)

comparative more biotrophic · superlative most biotrophic

  1. biologyDescribing a parasite or symbiont that needs its host in order to stay alive.

Origin

From bio- + -trophic.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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