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Meaning of AUTOECIOUS

Pronunciation:  o'teeshus

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[adj]  of parasites especially rust fungi; completing the entire life cycle on a single host; "autoecious rust fungi"
 

AUTOECIOUS is a 10 letter word that starts with A.

 

 Synonyms: homoecious
 
 Antonyms: heteroecious
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Au*t[oe]"cious\, a. [Auto- + Gr. ? house.] (Biol.)
Passing through all its stages on one host, as certain
parasitic fungi; -- contrasted with {heter[oe]cious}.

 
Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: Term used to describe a parasite that uses only one host for its lifecycle. Compare heteroecious.
 

 

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