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HETEROECIOUS
heteroecious
(adjective) of parasites; passing through different stages of the life cycle on different host species; “heteroecious fungi”; “heteroecious insects”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
heteroecious (comparative more heteroecious, superlative most heteroecious)
(biology) Of dependent organisms, spending portions of the life cycle on different types of hosts.
Synonyms
• heteroxenous
• metoecious
Antonyms
• autoecious
Source: Wiktionary
Het`er*o"cious, a. [Hetero- + Gr. house.] (Bot.)
Definition: Passing through the different stages in its life history on an alternation of hosts, as the common wheat-rust fungus (Puccinia graminis), and certain other parasitic fungi; -- contrasted with autocious. -- Het`er*o"cism (#), n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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