photoheterotroph

noun

A heterotrophic organism that uses light for energy but cannot use carbon dioxide as its sole carbon source and thus uses organic compounds from the environment.

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Meanings

nounphotoheterotroph (plural photoheterotrophs)

plural photoheterotrophs

  1. A heterotrophic organism that uses light for energy but cannot use carbon dioxide as its sole carbon source and thus uses organic compounds from the environment.

Origin

From photo- + heterotroph.

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APA

photoheterotroph. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoheterotroph

MLA

“photoheterotroph.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoheterotroph. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photoheterotroph,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoheterotroph.

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