Home › Words › E › ectotrophectotrophectotroph means any ectotrophic organism.EtymologyFrom ecto- + -troph.nounAny ectotrophic organism.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.ectotrophically 82% match — In an ectotrophic manner. vs ectotroph →ectotrophic 75% match — That obtains nourishment from outside of its host vs ectotroph →ectobiont 70% match — Any organism fixed to the outside of the host's body vs ectotroph →ectosymbiotic 69% match — Of or pertaining to ectosymbiosis or an ectosymbiont. vs ectotroph →ectoparasitoid 69% match — An ectoparasitic parasitoid. vs ectotroph →ectophyte 68% match — Any plant that lives as a parasite on the surface of another organism vs ectotroph →exotrophic 67% match — That feeds on other organisms vs ectotroph →endotrophic 67% match — obtaining nourishment from within another organism vs ectotroph →