heteroecious
heteroecious adjective: of dependent organisms, spending portions of the life cycle on different types of hosts.
Adjective
heteroecious (comparative more heteroecious, superlative most heteroecious)
- Of dependent organisms, spending portions of the life cycle on different types of hosts.
- Synonyms:
- heteroecismal, heteroxenous, metoecious, metoxenous
- Antonyms:
- autoecious
heteroecious meaning in Tamil
heteroecious in Tamil
- பல்லில்லமுள்ள
Synonyms of heteroecious
Antonyms
Forms of heteroecious
| comparative | more heteroecious |
|---|---|
| superlative | most heteroecious |
| alternative form | heterœcious |
| alternative form | heteroicous |
Origin of heteroecious
From hetero- + -oecious.
Words formed from heteroecious
Questions about heteroecious
- What does heteroecious mean?
- Heteroecious means of dependent organisms, spending portions of the life cycle on different types of hosts.
- What is heteroecious in Tamil?
- Heteroecious in Tamil is பல்லில்லமுள்ள. See Heteroecious meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is heteroecious?
- Heteroecious is an adjective.
Words near heteroecious in the dictionary
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