Meanings
adjective
- Obtaining nutrition, as most animals, by the ingestion of organic matter.
Synonyms: heterotrophic
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveObtaining nutrition, as most animals, by the ingestion of organic matter.
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adjectiveobtaining nourishment as animals do by ingesting complex organic matter
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Rhymes with holozoic
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APA
holozoic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holozoic
MLA
“holozoic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holozoic. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “holozoic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holozoic.
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