biotrophic

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English

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Etymology

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From bio- +‎ -trophic.

Adjective

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biotrophic (comparative more biotrophic, superlative most biotrophic)

  1. (biology) Describing a parasite or symbiont that needs its host in order to stay alive.

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See also

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