trophogenic
adjective
troph·o·gen·ic
¦träfə¦jenik
1
: brought about by or resulting from differences in food or feeding rather than genetically determined
the various castes of social insects are usually held to be trophogenic in origin
compare blastogenic
2
or less commonly trophogenous
[troph- + -genous]
: of, relating to, or being the upper level in a lake in which inorganic matter is converted to organic through photosynthetic activity compare tropholytic
trōˈfäjənəs
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“Trophogenic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trophogenic. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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