tritrophic
Meanings
adj
- Describing a parasite that feeds on another parasite that feeds on a third parasite.
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Etymology
From tri- (“three”) + -trophic (“relating to feeding and nutrition”), from Ancient Greek τροφικός (trophikós, “nursing, tending”), from τροφή (trophḗ, “nourishment, food”) + -ικός (-ikós, “-ic”).
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