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homoecious definition

ho·moe·cious (hō mē′s̸həs)

adjective

designating or of parasites that spend their entire life cycle on one species of host

Etymology: < homo- + Gr oikos, house (see eco-) + -ous

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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