heteroecious
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"

Related terms: autoecious
Similar spelling:   heterogeneous
  heteroicous
  heterozygous
  heterogenous
  heterogenesis
  heterosporous
  heterosexism
  heterosexual
  Heteroscelus
  Heterostraci
  heterostracan
  heterogeneity
  heterozygosity
  heterospory
  heterograft
  heterocycle
  heterosexuality
  heterosexualism
  Heterocephalus
  Heterosomata
  heterocercal
  Heterokontae
  heterocyclic