heterótrofo

Portuguese

Etymology

From hetero- +‎ -trofo.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.teˈɾɔ.tɾo.fu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.teˈɾɔ.tɾo.fu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.teˈɾɔ.tɾo.fo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɛ.tɨˈɾɔ.tɾu.fu/

Noun

heterótrofo m (plural heterótrofos)

1. (biology) heterotroph

Adjective

heterótrofo (feminine heterótrofa, masculine plural heterótrofos, feminine plural heterótrofas)

1. heterotrophic

   Synonym: heterotrófico

Coordinate terms

• autótrofo, autotrófico

Further reading

• “heterótrofo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

From hetero- +‎ -trofo.

Noun

heterótrofo m (plural heterótrofos)

1. (biology) heterotroph

Adjective

heterótrofo (feminine heterótrofa, masculine plural heterótrofos, feminine plural heterótrofas)

1. heterotrophic

Further reading

• “heterótrofo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28