3syllables
oligotrophic
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Definitions ofoligotrophic
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- (of a diet) deficient in nutrition (providing little nourishment)
- (of a wetland) deficient in plant nutrients, such as nitrogen or phosphorus.
Example: "1969 July, Fred W. Rabe and Robert C. Wissmar, “Some Effects of Antimycin in an Oligotrophic Lake” in The Progressive Fish-Culturist, volume XXXI, № 3, page 163"
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