necrotrophic

English

Etymology

necro- (“dead”) +‎ -trophic (suffix denoting mode of nutrition)

Adjective

necrotrophic (comparative more necrotrophic, superlative most necrotrophic)

(biology) Describing a parasite that kills its host, then feeds on the dead matter.

See also

biotrophic saprotrophic

Translations

nutrition

Italian: necrotrofo

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