holozoic
adjective
ho·lo·zo·ic
ˌhō-lə-ˈzō-ik 
ˌhä-
ˌhä-
: characterized by food procurement after the manner of most animals by the ingestion of complex organic matter
holozoic nutrition
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holozoic
adjective
ho·lo·zo·ic
ˌhō-lə-ˈzō-ik
ˌhäl-ə-
ˌhäl-ə-
: characterized by food procurement after the manner of most animals by the ingestion of complex organic matter
holozoic nutrition
holozoic herbivores and carnivores
compare holophytic
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