DIGENETIC

Etymology

Adjective

digenetic (not comparable)

Of or relating to a subclass (Digenea) of trematode worms in which sexual reproduction as an internal parasite of a vertebrate alternates with asexual reproduction in a mollusk.

Synonyms

• heteroxenous

• metagenetic

Anagrams

• genticide

Source: Wiktionary



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OBLIGATE

(adjective) restricted to a particular condition of life; “an obligate anaerobe can survive only in the absence of oxygen”


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