HETEROECIOUS


Meaning of HETEROECIOUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌhe-tə-ˈrē-shəs ]

adjective

Etymology: heter- + Greek oikia house — more at vicinity

Date: 1882

: passing through the different stages in the life cycle on alternate and often unrelated hosts

heteroecious aphids

• het·er·oe·cism -ˈrē-ˌsi-zəm noun

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