allotroph

Etymology

From allo- + -troph.

allotroph means synonym of heterotroph. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

noun

Synonym of heterotroph.“The ecosystems of the extra-polar high mountains are described as anabolic-allotroph systems, but those of the Antarctic mountains are katabolic autotoph^([sic – meaning autotroph]) systems.”