heteroecious
heteroecious · more heteroecious · most heteroecious
Of dependent organisms, spending portions of the life cycle on different types of hostsOf dependent organisms, spending portions of the life cycle on different types of hosts.
Meaning
1 sensesOf dependent organisms, spending portions of the life cycle on different types of hosts.
of parasites; passing through different stages of the life cycle on different host species
Origin
From hetero- + -oecious.From hetero- + -oecious.
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Forms
more heteroecious, most heteroecious| Comparative | more heteroecious Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most heteroecious Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
4 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsDerivedheteroeciously
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form