heterogonic

het·ero·gon·ic

adj \ˌhet-ə-rə-ˈgän-ik\

Definition of HETEROGONIC

1

: of, relating to, or marked by allometry

2

a : being or characterized by a course of development in which a generation of parasites is succeeded by a free-living generation <a heterogonic life cycle of a nematode worm>—compare homogonic b : relating to or being the free-living generation of a heterogonic life cycle