heteroecious

heteroecious definition - medical

het·er·oe·cious (hĕtˌə-rēˈshəs)

adjective
Spending different stages of a life cycle on different, usually unrelated hosts. Used of parasites such as rust fungi and tapeworms.

Related Forms:

  • hetˌer·oeˈcism (-sĭzˌəm) noun

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