monoxenous

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

mono- +‎ -xenous From Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos): “alone, only, sole, single” +  ξένος (xénos): “alien”.

Adjective[edit]

monoxenous (not comparable)

  1. (biology, of a parasite) Living on only one kind of host

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