Meanings
comparative more heteroecious · superlative most heteroecious · alternative heterœcious · alternative heteroicous
- biologyOf dependent organisms, spending portions of the life cycle on different types of hosts.
Synonyms: heteroecismal, heteroxenous, metoecious, metoxenous · Antonyms: autoecious
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOf dependent organisms, spending portions of the life cycle on different types of hosts.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectiveof parasites; passing through different stages of the life cycle on different host species
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
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heteroecious. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heteroecious
“heteroecious.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heteroecious. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heteroecious,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heteroecious.
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