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Heterecious vs Heteroecious - What's the difference?

heterecious | heteroecious |

In biology terms the difference between heterecious and heteroecious

is that heterecious is living on one host at one stage (or generation) and then upon another in the next while heteroecious is of dependent organisms, spending portions of the life cycle on different types of hosts.

heterecious

English

Adjective

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  • (biology) living on one host at one stage (or generation) and then upon another in the next

    • 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