heterotrophic
(het-er-o-troph-ic)
5 syllables
Definition
adjective. referring to an organism that cannot manufacture its own food and instead obtains its food and energy by taking in organic substances usually plant or animal matter
Example Sentence
Humans are heterotrophic; we must eat food to survive.
Hear It! Say It! Write It!
heterotrophic
Rhymes
- catastrophic
- geostrophic
- philosophic
- heterotrophic