heterotroph

名词 n.
/ˈhɛt(ə)ɹə(ʊ)tɹəʊf/|/hɛt(ə)ɹə(ʊ)ˈtɹɒf/    /ˈhɛtəɹəˌtɹoʊf/|/-ˌtɹɒf/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An organism which requires an external supply of energy and nutrients under the form of food containing organic carbon as it cannot synthesize its own.
    — Woody detritus is an important component of forested ecosystems. It can reduce erosion and affects soil development, stores nutrients and water, provides a major source of energy and nutrients, and serves as a seedbed for plants and as a major habitat for decomposers and heterotrophs.

词形变化

heterotrophs plural

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *sem-
Proto-Indo-European *sḿ̥teros
Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros
Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros)lbor.
English hetero-
English -troph
English heterotroph
From hetero- (“other”) + -troph (“nutrition”).
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