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Portuguese
Etymology
From auto- + -trofo.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: au‧tó‧tro‧fo
Adjective
autótrofo (feminine autótrofa, masculine plural autótrofos, feminine plural autótrofas)
- (biology) autotrophic
- Synonym: autotrófico
Noun
autótrofo m (plural autótrofos, feminine autótrofa, feminine plural autótrofas)
- (ecology) autotroph
Further reading
- “autótrofo”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
- “autótrofo”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
- “autótrofo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “autótrofo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
- “autótrofo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
Spanish
Etymology
From auto- + -trofo. Compare German autotroph.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /auˈtotɾofo/
- Rhymes: -otɾofo
- Syllabification: au‧tó‧tro‧fo
Adjective
autótrofo (feminine autótrofa, masculine plural autótrofos, feminine plural autótrofas)
- (biology) autotrophic
- Synonym: autotrófico
Derived terms
Noun
autótrofo m (plural autótrofos, feminine autótrofa, feminine plural autótrofas)
- (ecology) autotroph
Further reading