heterotrophic
adjective
het·ero·tro·phic
ˌhe-tə-rə-ˈtrō-fik 
: requiring complex organic compounds of nitrogen and carbon (such as that obtained from plant or animal matter) for metabolic synthesis compare autotrophic
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Humans, cats, dogs, and all other animals contain mitochondria that produces energy from our heterotrophic (food-consuming) metabolism.
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Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 16 Aug. 2023
The posterior body of female Osedax penetrates into the bone forming extensions known as 'roots', which host heterotrophic symbiotic bacteria in bacteriocytes beneath the epidermis.
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 13 Mar. 2017
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Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 16 Aug. 2023
The posterior body of female Osedax penetrates into the bone forming extensions known as 'roots', which host heterotrophic symbiotic bacteria in bacteriocytes beneath the epidermis.
—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 13 Mar. 2017
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heterotrophic
adjective
het·ero·tro·phic
ˌhet-ə-rə-ˈtrō-fik
: requiring complex organic compounds of nitrogen and carbon (as that obtained from plant or animal matter) for metabolic synthesis
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