tritrophic

== English == === Etymology === From tri- (“three”) +‎ -trophic (“relating to feeding and nutrition”), from Ancient Greek τροφικός (trophikós, “nursing, tending”), from τροφή (trophḗ, “nourishment, food”) +‎ -ικός (-ikós, “-ic”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /tɹʌɪˈtɹəʊ.fɪk/, /tɹʌɪˈtɹɒf.ɪk/ (General American) IPA(key): /tɹaɪˈtɹoʊ.fɪk/ Rhymes: -əʊfɪk, -ɒfɪk === Adjective === tritrophic (not comparable) (ecology) Describing a parasite that feeds on another parasite that feeds on a third parasite. ==== Related terms ==== bitrophic