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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

necrotrophic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
necrotroph-ic
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more necrotrophic (comparative) most necrotrophic (superlative)

Derived Forms

necrotrophically

Frequently Paired Words

biotrophic saprotrophic

Questions

What does necrotrophic mean?
Describing a parasite that kills its host, then feeds on the dead matter.
Where does necrotrophic come from?
From necro- (“dead”) + -trophic (suffix denoting mode of nutrition).

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