heterecious

heterecious
Having more than one host; said of a parasite passing different stages of its life cycle in different animals. SYN: metoxenous. [heter- + G. oikion, home]

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het·er·e·cious (het″ər-eґshəs) heteroecious.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • heterecious — adjective living on one host at one stage (or generation) and then upon another in the next …   Wiktionary

  • heterecious — variant of heteroecious …   Useful english dictionary

  • metoxenous — SYN: heterecious. [G. meta, beyond, + xenos, host] …   Medical dictionary

  • metecious — me·te·cious (mə teґshəs) heterecious …   Medical dictionary

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