heteroecious

See also: heterœcious

English

Alternative forms

• heterœcious, heteroicous

Etymology

From hetero- +‎ -oecious.

Adjective

heteroecious (comparative more heteroecious, superlative most heteroecious)

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

   Synonyms: heteroecismal, heteroxenous, metoecious, metoxenous

   Antonym: autoecious

Derived terms

• heteroeciously