autoecious
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autoecious
(ô-tē′shəs)adj.
Spending all stages of the life cycle on the same host. Used of parasites.
au·toe′cism (-sĭz′əm) n.
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autoecious
adjective Referring to a parasite with only one host in its life cycle.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
autoecious
(of parasites, especially the rust fungus) completing the entire life cycle on a single species of host.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005