heteroecious

het·er·oe·cious

 (hĕt′ə-rē′shəs)

adj.

Spending different stages of the life cycle on different, usually unrelated hosts. Used of parasites.

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[hetero- + Greek oikiā, house; see weik- in Indo-European roots + -ous.]

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het′er·oe′cism (-sĭz′əm) n.

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heteroecious

(ˌhɛtəˈriːʃəs)

adj

(Biology) (of parasites, esp rust fungi) undergoing different stages of the life cycle on different host species. Compare autoecious

[from hetero- + -oecious, from Greek oikia house]

ˌheterˈoecism n

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

heteroecious - of parasites; passing through different stages of the life cycle on different host species; "heteroecious fungi"; "heteroecious insects" autoecious, homoecious - of parasites especially rust fungi; completing the entire life cycle on a single host; "autoecious rust fungi"

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