trophic

Adjective

Meaning

Of or connected with nutrition; nitritional; nourishing; as, the so-called trophic nerves, which have a direct influence on nutrition.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

tropic food alimentary supply delivery feeding healthy nutrient nutritional parasitic nourishment nutritive dietary alimental nutritionally
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Antonyms

debilitating unhealthy

Related terms

atrophy atrophic -trophic

Phrases with the word

trophic egg trophic ulcer trophic cascade theory trophic ecology myco-trophic

Examples

a trophic level on the food chain Source: Internet

Allosaurus accounted for 70–75% of theropod specimens and was at the top trophic level of the Morrison food web. Source: Internet

Carnivore dental adaptations and diet: a study of trophic diversity within guilds. Source: Internet

An ocean food web showing a network of food chains The fourth trophic level consists of predatory fish, marine mammals and seabirds that consume forage fish. Source: Internet

Ecological trophic pyramids are typically one of three kinds: 1) pyramid of numbers, 2) pyramid of biomass, or 3) pyramid of energy. Source: Internet

Baleen whales can consume zooplankton and krill directly, leading to a food chain with only three or four trophic levels. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

tropheine trophesial trophesy trophic cascade trophic cascade theory trophic cell