Meanings
adjectivemonoxenous (not comparable)
- not comparablebiologyLiving on only one kind of host
Origin
From mono- + -xenous. From Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos): “alone, only, sole, single” + ξένος (xénos): “alien”.
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APA
monoxenous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monoxenous
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“monoxenous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monoxenous. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monoxenous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monoxenous.
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