photoheterotroph means A heterotrophic organism that uses light for energy but cannot use carbon dioxide as its sole carbon source and thus uses organic compounds from the environment. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Etymology
From photo- + heterotroph.
noun
- A heterotrophic organism that uses light for energy but cannot use carbon dioxide as its sole carbon source and thus uses organic compounds from the environment.