Word: heterotroph
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: he
ter
o
troph
Definition: An organism which requires an external supply of energy in the form of food as it cannot synthesize its own.
Morphemes:
Affix: hetero-
Language: en
Meaning: other
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἕτερος
Language: grc
Decoded: eteros
Meaning: other, another, different
Affix: -troph
Language: en
Meaning: nutrition
Etymology Compounds: Affix: τρέφω
Language: grc
Decoded: trepho
Meaning: to maintain, support
Affix: -η
Language: grc
Decoded: -e
Meaning: o-grade