symbiotroph
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Noun[edit]
symbiotroph (plural symbiotrophs)
- (zoology) An organism that derives nourishment through a symbiotic relationship with another organism.
- 1999, Lynn Margulis, Diversity of Life: The Illustrated Guide to the Five Kingdoms, page 104:
- Although their life history is not fully known, observed behavior of one of the well-known species, Thalassomyces marsupii, a symbiotroph with the amphipod Parathemisto, is shown here.