heteroecious
See also: heterœcious
English
Alternative forms
- heterœcious
Etymology
hetero- + -oecious
Adjective
heteroecious (comparative more heteroecious, superlative most heteroecious)
- (biology) Of dependent organisms, spending portions of the life cycle on different types of hosts.
Synonyms
- metoecious
Antonyms
- autoecious