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-trophy
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trophy
English
Etymology
en :der grc:τροφή 1
From en grc τροφή food, nourishment, from grc τρέφω I congeal, thicken.
Pronunciation
en /tɹə.fi/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl--trophy.wav Southern England
Suffix
nutrition
growth, development
Usage notes
Easily confused with en -tropy turning; affecting; see -trophic: Usage notes.
Derived terms
en
en alogotrophy amyelotrophy brephotrophy chemoheterotrophy chemolithoautotrophy chemoorganotrophy chondrodystrophy cytotrophy epistrophy hemiatrophy hemihypertrophy kakotrophy methylotrophy minerotrophy myzotrophy ophthalmatrophy orphanotrophy paedotrophy pantatrophy paratrophy phagotrophy photoautotrophy photolithotrophy photoorganotrophy prototrophy zootrophy
Related terms
en -trophic
Translations
Italian: it -trofia f
Polish: pl -trofia f
Spanish: es -trofia f