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Autoecious vs Heteroecious - What's the difference?

autoecious | heteroecious | Antonyms |

Heteroecious is a antonym of autoecious.



As adjectives the difference between autoecious and heteroecious

is that autoecious is pertaining to a fungus, most often a rust, completing its life cycle on one host while heteroecious is of dependent organisms, spending portions of the life cycle on different types of hosts.

autoecious

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Pertaining to a fungus, most often a rust, completing its life cycle on one host.

    • Antonyms

    * heteroecious

    heteroecious

    English

    Alternative forms

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    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (biology) Of dependent organisms, spending portions of the life cycle on different types of hosts.

    • Synonyms

    * metoecious

    Antonyms

    * autoecious