trophic

Definition of Trophic in English :

1. trophic

of or relating to nutrition

Example Sentences:
'a trophic level on the food chain'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Trophic

adjective

of or relating to nutrition

the trophic levels of a food chain

adjective

of nutrition; having to do with the processes of nutrition

suff.

1. Of, relating to, or characterized by a specified kind of nutrition or sustenance: auxotrophic.

2. Maintaining the function of or regulating a specified gland or type of tissue: gonadotrophic.

adj.

1. Of or relating to nutrition.

2. Ecology Of or involving the feeding habits or relationships of different organisms in a food chain or food web.