"heteroecious" meaning in English

See heteroecious in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more heteroecious [comparative], most heteroecious [superlative]
Etymology: From hetero- + -oecious. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|hetero|oecious}} hetero- + -oecious Head templates: {{en-adj}} heteroecious (comparative more heteroecious, superlative most heteroecious)
  1. (biology) Of dependent organisms, spending portions of the life cycle on different types of hosts. Categories (topical): Biology Synonyms: heteroxenous, metoecious, heterœcious

Alternative forms

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