Meanings
adverbheterotrophically (comparative more heterotrophically, superlative most heterotrophically)
comparative more heterotrophically · superlative most heterotrophically
- In a heterotrophic manner.
- With regard to heterotrophy.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*sem-
- Proto-Indo-European*sḿ̥teros
- Proto-Hellenic*hə́teros
- Ancient Greekἕτερος (héteros)
- Englishhetero-
- Proto-Hellenic*tʰrépʰō
- Ancient Greekτρέφω (tréphō)
- Ancient Greekτροφή (trophḗ)
- Ancient Greekτροφῐκός (trophĭkós)
- Englishheterotrophic
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishheterotrophically
From heterotrophic + -ally.
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heterotrophically. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heterotrophically
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“heterotrophically.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heterotrophically. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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