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adj. Being a heterotroph.

Not self-sustaining; dependent upon others for food.

adj. requiring organic compounds of carbon and nitrogen for nourishment

""Man is simply not an animal": an animal is biologically defined as a heterotrophic multicellular eukaryote that lacks cell walls."

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