heteroecious

== English == === Alternative forms === heterœcious, heteroicous === Etymology === From hetero- +‎ -oecious. === Adjective === heteroecious (comparative more heteroecious, superlative most heteroecious) (biology) Of dependent organisms, spending portions of the life cycle on different types of hosts. Synonyms: heteroecismal, heteroxenous, metoecious, metoxenous Antonym: autoecious ==== Derived terms ====