heteroecism


het·er·oe·cious

H0175100 (hĕt′ə-rē′shəs)adj. Spending different stages of the life cycle on different, usually unrelated hosts. Used of parasites.
[hetero- + Greek oikiā, house; see weik- in Indo-European roots + -ous.]
het′er·oe′cism (-sĭz′əm) n.

het•er•oe•cism

(ˌhɛt əˈri sɪz əm)

n. the development of different stages of a parasitic species on different host plants. [1870–75; heter- + Greek oik(ía) house + -ism] het`er•oe′cious (-ʃəs) adj.