necrotrophic

English

Etymology

necro- (“dead”) +‎ -trophic (suffix denoting mode of nutrition)

Adjective

necrotrophic (comparative more necrotrophic, superlative most necrotrophic)

1. (biology) Describing a parasite that kills its host, then feeds on the dead matter.

Translations

nutrition

• Italian: necrotrofo

See also

• biotrophic
• saprotrophic