trophic

🇺🇸 /ˈtrəʊfɪk/ 🇬🇧 /ˈtrəʊfɪk/
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adjective
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related to food and the process of feeding

The trophic level of an ecosystem refers to how organisms obtain their nutrition.

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causing the release of a hormone or other substance into the blood

The trophic hormone stimulates the pancreas to produce insulin.

translation

adj. related to food and the process of feeding; causing the release of a hormone or other substance into the blood