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trófico

trophic

adjective TROH-fee-koh Rare
Animals & Nature Environment

Origin: From Greek troph-, 'nourishment', from trephein, 'to feed'.

Usage Note

Trófico is a technical term used in ecology to describe levels of a food chain or nutrient cycle (nivel trófico — 'trophic level'). It is rarely used outside scientific contexts. La cadena trófica ('the food chain') is the most common phrase in which this adjective appears in Spanish.

Examples

"Los productores ocupan el primer nivel trófico."

Natural Translation

Producers occupy the first trophic level.

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