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AUTOECIOUS
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of parasites especially rust fungi; completing the entire life cycle on a single host
Example:
autoecious rust fungi
Synonyms:
autoecious; homoecious
Classified under:
Antonym:
heteroecious (of parasites; passing through different stages of the life cycle on different host species)