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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. requiring organic compounds of carbon and nitrogen for nourishment;
- Example: "most animals are heterotrophic"


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

heterotrophic adj 1: requiring organic compounds of carbon and nitrogen for nourishment; "most animals are heterotrophic" [ant: autophytic, autotrophic]