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necrotrophic

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English

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Etymology

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

Adjective

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necrotrophic (comparative more necrotrophic, superlative most necrotrophic)

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

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