heteroecious

See also: heterœcious

English

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Etymology

From hetero- +‎ -oecious.

Adjective

heteroecious (comparative more heteroecious, superlative most heteroecious)

  1. (biology) Of dependent organisms, spending portions of the life cycle on different types of hosts.
    Synonyms: heteroecismal, heteroxenous, metoecious, metoxenous
    Antonym: autoecious

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