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1. | [ adjective ] of parasitic animals; spending different stages of the life cycle on different host species | |
Related terms: | homoecious | |
2. | [ adjective ] of parasites; passing through different stages of the life cycle on different host species | |
Examples: | "heteroecious fungi" "heteroecious insects" |
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Related terms: | autoecious | |
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heterogeneous heteroicous heterozygous heterogenous heterogenesis heterosporous heterosexism heterosexual Heteroscelus Heterostraci heterostracan heterogeneity heterozygosity heterospory heterograft heterocycle heterosexuality heterosexualism Heterocephalus Heterosomata heterocercal Heterokontae heterocyclic |