paratrophic
/ˌparəˈtrɒfɪk/ /ˌparəˈtrəʊfɪk/Medicine and Biology. Now rare
adjective
Dependent upon living organic material for nutrition; obligately parasitic. Now rare.
Origin
Mid 19th century (in an earlier sense). From para- + -trophic. In sense 1, after paratrophy.
- multifunctionality
- multifunction polis
- multifurcate
- multigene
- multigene family
- multigenerational
- multigeneric
- multigenic
- multigerm
- multigrade
- multigrain
- multigraph
- multigraphed
- multigravid
- multigravida
- multi-gun
- multiguttulate
- multigym
- multihit
- multihole
- multiholed
- multihued
- multihull
- multihulled
- multi-image