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: requiring complex organic compounds of nitrogen and carbon (as that obtained from plant or animal matter) for metabolic synthesis
— compare autotrophic
— het·ero·tro·phi·cal·ly
\-fi-k(ə-)lē\
adverb
— het·ero·tro·phy
\ˌhe-tə-ˈrä-trə-fē, ˈhe-tə-rə-ˌtrō-\
noun
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