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Definition of: mixotrophic
(mik′sə·trof′ik) adjective Biol.
Pertaining to or designating plants and animals capable of feeding on both inorganic and dead organic material, as certain flagellate protozoa. [<Gk. mixis mingling + trophē food]
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