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Heteroecious Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ous

Heteroecious has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

of parasites; passing through different stages of the life cycle on different host species

"heteroecious fungi"

"heteroecious insects"

2

Of dependent organisms, spending portions of the life cycle on different types of hosts.

Related Terms
Antonyms
homoecious
Rhyming Words
ous lous pous vous sous yous nous tous eous uous ious bous hous pious anous thous chous aneous mucous famous
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