heteroecious

  • 1Heteroecious — Het er*[oe] cious, a. [Hetero + Gr. ? house.] (Bot.) Passing through the different stages in its life history on an alternation of hosts, as the common wheat rust fungus ({Puccinia graminis}), and certain other parasitic fungi; contrasted with… …

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  • 2heteroecious — [het΄ər ē′shəs] adj. 〚/span> HETERO + Gr oikia, a house (see ECO ) + OUS〛 Biol. living as a parasite on first one species of host and then another heteroecism [het΄ər ēsi …

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  • 3heteroecious — [het΄ər ē′shəs] adj. [< HETERO + Gr oikia, a house (see ECO ) + OUS] Biol. living as a parasite on first one species of host and then another heteroecism [het΄ər ēsiz΄əm] n …

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  • 4Heteroecious — A heteroecious parasite is one that requires at least two hosts. The primary host is the host in which the parasite spends its adult life; the other is the secondary host .Heteroecious parasites include: * Gymnosporangium (Cedar apple rust); the… …

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  • 5heteroecious — adjective of parasites; passing through different stages of the life cycle on different host species heteroecious fungi heteroecious insects • Ant: ↑autoecious …

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  • 6heteroecious — 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 > • heteroecism noun …

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  • 7heteroecious — het·er·oe·cious .het ə rē shəs adj passing through the different stages in the life cycle on alternate and often unrelated hosts &LT;heteroecious insects&GT; het·er·oe·cism rē .siz əm n * * * het·er·oe·cious (het&#8243;&#601;r eґsh&#601;s) [heter …

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  • 8heteroecious — См. heteroicous …

    Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • 9heteroecious — adjective Of dependent organisms, spending portions of the life cycle on different types of hosts. Syn: metoecious …

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  • 10heteroecious — adj. (about parasitic fungi) moving from host to host during development (Biology) …

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