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trophic

adj · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈtɹɒfɪk/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈtɹəʊfɪk/
  • General-American: /ˈtɹɑfɪk/
  • General-American: /ˈtɹoʊfɪk/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɒfɪk
  • rhymes with -əʊfɪk

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to nutrition.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Describing the relationships between the feeding habits of organisms in a food chain.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: biology, ecology, natural-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

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3

adj

Meaning 3

Of or pertaining to growth.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: medicine, physiology, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

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4

adjective

Meaning 4

of or relating to nutrition

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a trophic level on the food chain

Meaning relationships

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History

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τροφικός (trophikós, “pertaining to food or nourishment”), from τροφή (trophḗ, “food”).

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Hungarian: trofikus — of or pertaining to nutrition
  • Hungarian: trofikus — describing the relationships between the feeding habits of organisms in a food chain
  • Hungarian: trofikus — of or pertaining to growth