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Trophi vs Trophic - What's the difference?

trophi | trophic |

As a noun trophi

is the mouthparts of an organism such as an insect or a member of the Rotifera.

As an adjective trophic is

of or pertaining to nutrition.

trophi

English

Noun

(en-plural noun)
  • The mouthparts of an organism such as an insect or a member of the Rotifera

    • Usage notes

    In the study of various invertebrate animals, especially insects and rotifera, appendages used in feeding are called the trophi''. This is the modern Latin plural of ''trophus'', from the Greek for ''feeder , but the singular is rarely used in technical speech. Examples of trophi in an insect such as a cockroach are the labrum, mandibles, maxillae, and labium.

    trophic

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of or pertaining to nutrition
  • (ecology) Describing the relationships between the feeding habits of organisms in a food chain
  • (physiology) Of or pertaining to growth

    • Usage notes

    In physiological sense, not to be confused with similar-sounding – the words and concepts are unrelated.“ Trophic vs. Tropic”, Werner Steinberg, JAMA, May 3, 1952, 149(1), p. 82, doi:10.1001/jama.1952.02930180084027.

    Derived terms

    *trophic cascade theory *trophic ecology *trophic egg *trophic level *trophic ulcer

    Related terms

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