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autotroph

/aw-tuh-trof, -trohf/US // ˈɔ təˌtrɒf, -ˌtroʊf //

自养动物,自养型,自养生物,自生菌

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Biology.

    • : any organism capable of self-nourishment by using inorganic materials as a source of nutrients and using photosynthesis or chemosynthesis as a source of energy, as most plants and certain bacteria and protists.
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