paratrophic
[par-uh-trof-ik, -troh-fik]
/ ˌpær əˈtrɒf ɪk, -ˈtroʊ fɪk /
ADJECTIVE
sucking
Synonyms
WEAK
Example Sentences
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The true parasites—obligate parasites of de Bary—are placed by Fischer in a third biological group, Paratrophic bacteria, to mark the importance of their mode of life in the interior of living organisms where they live and multiply in the blood, juices or tissues.
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