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- [trof-ik, troh-fik]
- /ˈtrɒf ɪk, ˈtroʊ fɪk/
- /ˈtrɒ.fɪk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [trof-ik, troh-fik]
- /ˈtrɒf ɪk, ˈtroʊ fɪk/
Definitions of trophic word
- adjective trophic of or relating to nutrition; concerned in nutritive processes. 1
- adjective trophic of or relating to nutrition 0
- adjective trophic of nutrition; having to do with the processes of nutrition 0
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Origin of trophic
First appearance:
before 1870 One of the 26% newest English words
First recorded in 1870-75, trophic is from the Greek word trophikós pertaining to food. See tropho-, -ic
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Parts of speech for Trophic
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
trophic popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
trophic usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with trophic
- what are trophic levels?
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- what is a trophic level?
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- how much energy is lost between trophic levels?
- what does trophic mean?
- what trophic level would an autotrophic organism occupy?
- what trophic level would a herbivore occupy?
- what does trophic level mean?
- which trophic level has the most energy?
- why do different trophic levels have different amounts of energy?
- how much energy is lost at each trophic level?
- which term best describes energy transfer between trophic levels?
- what do the organisms in each trophic level eat?
- what is meant by trophic levels?
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