protelean

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adjective

Describes an organism that begins as a parasite but emerges as a free-living adult

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Meanings

adjectiveprotelean (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyDescribes an organism that begins as a parasite but emerges as a free-living adult
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APA

protelean. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/protelean

MLA

“protelean.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/protelean. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “protelean,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/protelean.

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