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heteroxenous

heteroxenous adjective: parasitic to two different types of host (typically as part of a complex life cycle).

Adjective

heteroxenous (not comparable)

  1. parasitic to two different types of host (typically as part of a complex life cycle)
    Synonyms:
    heteroecious

Synonyms of heteroxenous

Questions about heteroxenous

What does heteroxenous mean?
Heteroxenous means parasitic to two different types of host (typically as part of a complex life cycle).
What part of speech is heteroxenous?
Heteroxenous is an adjective.

Words near heteroxenous in the dictionary

  1. heterovalvate
  2. heterovariant
  3. heteroxanthin
  4. heteroxanthine
  5. heteroxenic
  6. heteroxenous
  7. heteroxeny
  8. heteroxylan
  9. heteroxylans
  10. heteroxylous
  11. heterozeotrope

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