trophic

troph·ic

T0378150 (trŏf′ĭk, trō′fĭk)adj.1. Of or relating to nutrition.2. Ecology Of or involving the feeding habits or relationships of different organisms in a food chain or food web.

trophic

(ˈtrɒfɪk) adj (Environmental Science) of or relating to nutrition: the trophic levels of a food chain. [C19: from Greek trophikos, from trophē food, from trephein to feed] ˈtrophically adv

troph•ic

(ˈtrɒf ɪk, ˈtroʊ fɪk)

adj. of or pertaining to nutrition; involving nutritive processes: a trophic disease. [1870–75; < Greek trophikós pertaining to food. See tropho-, -ic] troph′i•cal•ly, adv.

-trophic

a combining form with the meanings “deriving nourishment” from the source or in the manner specified (autotrophic; eutrophic), “affecting the activity of, maintaining” that specified (thyrotrophic) (in this sense often interchangeable with -tropic); also forming adjectives corresponding to nouns ending in -troph or -trophy (hypertrophic). [see trophic]

troph·ic

(trŏf′ĭk) Relating to the feeding habits of different organisms in a food chain or web: the trophic interactions between insects and mammals. ♦ A group of organisms occupying the same position in a food chain is called a trophic level.

Thesaurus

Adj.

trophic - of or relating to nutrition; "a trophic level on the food chain"

Translations

trophic

[trof´ik] pertaining to nutrition.

troph·ic

(trof'ik, trō'fik), 1. Relating to or dependent on nutrition. 2. Resulting from interruption of nerve supply. [G. trophē, nourishment]

trophic

(trŏf′ĭk, trō′fĭk)adj.1. Of or relating to nutrition.2. Ecology Of or involving the feeding habits or relationships of different organisms in a food chain or food web.

troph·ic

(trō'fik) 1. Relating to or dependent on nutrition. 2. Resulting from interruption of nerve supply. [G. trophē, nourishment]

trophic

of or relating to nutrition. see FOOD CHAIN. see TROPHIC LEVEL.

troph·ic

(trō'fik) 1. Relating to or dependent on nutrition. 2. Resulting from interruption of nerve supply. [G. trophē, nourishment]