holophytic

adjective ho·lo·phyt·ic \-ˈfi-tik\

Definition of HOLOPHYTIC

: obtaining food after the manner of a green plant by photosynthetic activity

1885

Medical Dictionary

adjective ho·lo·phyt·ic \-ˈfit-ik\

: obtaining food after the manner of a green plant : photoautotrophic <holophytic protozoans>—compare holozoic

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