digenetic
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digenetic
[di-jĕ-net´ik]having two stages of multiplication, one sexual in the mature forms, the other asexual in the larval stages.
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di·ge·net·ic
(dī'jĕ-net'ik),1. Pertaining to or characterized by digenesis. Synonym(s): heteroxenous
2. Pertaining to the digenetic fluke.
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digenetic
(dī′jə-nĕt′ĭk)adj.
Having two or more hosts through the course of the life cycle, as in some parasites, such as trematodes.
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di·ge·net·ic
(dī'jĕ-net'ik)1. Pertaining to or characterized by digenesis.
Synonym(s): heteroxenous.
Synonym(s): heteroxenous.
2. Pertaining to the digenetic fluke.
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digenetic
(of an organism such as a parasite) requiring an alternation of hosts.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005