- heteroxenous
- het·er·ox·e·nous
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heteroxenous
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heteroxenous — adj. [Gr. heteros, different; xenos, host] Having more than one host during a parasite s life cycle … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
heteroxenous — SYN: digenetic (1). [hetero + G. xenos, stranger] * * * het·er·ox·e·nous (het″ər okґsə nəs) [hetero + Gr. xenos host] requiring more than one host in the life cycle; said of certain parasites. Called also digenetic … Medical dictionary
heteroxenous — |hed.ə|räksənəs adjective Etymology: heter + xenous : infesting more than one kind of host; especially : requiring at least two kinds of host to complete the life cycle used of various parasites (as the malaria parasites or the liver flukes) … Useful english dictionary
digenetic — 1. Pertaining to or characterized by digenesis. SYN: heteroxenous. 2. Pertaining to the d. fluke. * * * di·ge·net·ic .dī jə net ik adj 1) of or relating to digenesis 2) of or relating to the taxon Digenea of trematode worms * * * di·ge·net·ic… … Medical dictionary
Haemosporina — A suborder of coccidia (class Sporozoea) that lack syzygy, with separate development of macrogamete and microgamont, the latter producing eight flagellated microgametes; heteroxenous with merogany in vertebrates and sporogony in bloodsucking in … Medical dictionary
Plasmodiidae — Taxobox color = greenyellow name = Plasmodiidae domain = Eukaryota unranked phylum = Alveolata phylum = Apicomplexa classis = Aconoidasida ordo = Haemosporida familia = PlasmodiidaeThe Plasmodiidae are a family of apicomplexan parasites,… … Wikipedia
Neospora caninum — Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Chromalveolata Superphylum: Alveolata … Wikipedia
Sarcocystis — Taxobox | color = khaki name = Sarcocystis image width = 300px image caption = Sarcocystis cyst in a sheep oesophagus. The cyst is approximately 4mm across. regnum = Protista phylum = Apicomplexa classis = Conoidasida ordo = Eucoccidiorida… … Wikipedia
heteroicous — adj. [Gr. heteros, different; oikos, house] Parasitic upon two unlike hosts, either by successive generations or in a single life history; see metoecious parasite, heteroxenous … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
digenetic — adjective Pertaining to digenesis. Syn: heteroxenous, metagenetic … Wiktionary
