symbiotroph

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noun

An organism that derives nourishment through a symbiotic relationship with another organism.

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Meanings

nounsymbiotroph (plural symbiotrophs)

plural symbiotrophs

  1. biologyAn organism that derives nourishment through a symbiotic relationship with another organism.

    Although their life history is not fully known, observed behavior of one of the well-known species, Thalassomyces marsupii, a symbiotroph with the amphipod Parathemisto, is shown here.

    1999, Lynn Margulis, Diversity of Life: The Illustrated Guide to the Five Kingdoms, page 104
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