noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
paratrophic
Technical term in biology/ecology describing organisms that obtain nutrients from a host. Rare outside scientific contexts.
寄生栄養生物は宿主から栄養を得る。
Paratrophic organisms obtain nutrients from a host.
寄生 is the general term for parasitism, while 寄生栄養 specifically refers to the nutritional mode of parasites.
Compound of 寄生 (parasitism) and 栄養 (nutrition).