- 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.
heterecious
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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
