METATROPHIC
\mˌɛtətɹˈɒfɪk], \mˌɛtətɹˈɒfɪk], \m_ˌɛ_t_ə_t_ɹ_ˈɒ_f_ɪ_k]\
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Deriving sustenance from dead organic matter; same as saprophitic when applied to bacteria; see paratrophic, prototrophic.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.
By J.H. Kenneth
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