"metacyclic" meaning in All languages combined

See metacyclic on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Etymology: From meta- + cyclic. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|meta|cyclic}} meta- + cyclic Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} metacyclic (not comparable)
  1. (biology) Describing the infective part of the life cycle of trypanosomes outside the body of a host Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Biology Derived forms: premetacyclic
    Sense id: en-metacyclic-en-adj-bs9jOBUS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with meta-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 20 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with meta-: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8 Topics: biology, natural-sciences

Noun [English]

Forms: metacyclics [plural]
Etymology: From meta- + cyclic. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|meta|cyclic}} meta- + cyclic Head templates: {{en-noun}} metacyclic (plural metacyclics)
  1. Such an organism Related terms: procyclic
    Sense id: en-metacyclic-en-noun-NS-9FIve

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