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ectotrophic

adjective

That obtains nourishment from outside of its host

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Meanings

adjectiveectotrophic (not comparable)

not comparablebiologyThat obtains nourishment from outside of its host

Origin

From ecto- + -trophic.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with ectotrophic

catastrophic trophic strophic apostrophic Ariosophic craniosophic gymnosophic historiosophic mycotrophic neutrosophic nontrophic oxalotrophic pansophic symbiotrophic tritrophic

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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