Definition of heterotroph Heterotroph
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What does heterotroph mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: heterotrophs |
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| heterotroph - an organism that depends on complex organic substances for nutrition |
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heterotroph
An organism that obtains its food though other organisms.
Wikipedia 
- A heterotroph (Greek "heterone" = (an)other and "trophe" = nutrition) is an organism that requires organic substrates to get its carbon for growth and development. A heterotroph is known as a consumer in the food chain.
