"monoxenous" meaning in All languages combined

See monoxenous on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Etymology: From mono- + -xenous. From Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos): “alone, only, sole, single” + ξένος (xénos): “alien”. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|mono|xenous}} mono- + -xenous Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} monoxenous (not comparable)
  1. (biology, of a parasite) Living on only one kind of host Tags: not-comparable Related terms: monoxeny, oligoxenous
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