toàn dưỡng
Definition
- Adjective (Biology, Anatomy):
- Holotrophic: Pertaining to a mode of nutrition in which an organism ingests complex organic food matter in solid or liquid form. This is the primary biological meaning, describing organisms (like animals) that obtain nourishment by consuming other organisms or organic material.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Động vật là sinh vật toàn dưỡng. (Animals are holotrophic organisms.)
- Kiểu dinh dưỡng toàn dưỡng đối lập với tự dưỡng. (The holotrophic mode of nutrition is opposite to autotrophic.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is highly specialized and is almost exclusively used in scientific contexts, particularly in biology, anatomy, and nutrition science, to classify nutritional strategies.
Variants and Related Words
- Tự dưỡng (adj): Autotrophic. Describing organisms (like plants) that produce their own food from inorganic substances.
- Thực vật có khả năng tự dưỡng. (Plants have autotrophic capabilities.)
Synonyms
- Holozoic: A very close synonym, often used interchangeably in biology to describe a nutritive process involving the ingestion of complex organic matter.
Related Scientific Terms
- Dị dưỡng (adj): Heterotrophic. A broader category that includes all organisms that cannot synthesize their own food and must consume other organisms. "Toàn dưỡng" (holotrophic) is a specific type of heterotrophic nutrition.
- Nấm là sinh vật dị dưỡng. (Fungi are heterotrophic organisms.)