trophism

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noun

Any specific form of nutrition involving the tissue of another organism

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Meanings

nountrophism (countable and uncountable, plural trophisms)

plural trophisms

  1. countableuncountableAny specific form of nutrition involving the tissue of another organism

Origin

From tropho- + -ism.

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APA

trophism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trophism

MLA

“trophism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trophism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trophism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trophism.

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