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het·er·oe·cious | \ ˌhe-tə-ˈrē-shəs 
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\Definition of heteroecious
: passing through the different stages in the life cycle on alternate and often unrelated hosts
heteroecious aphids
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heteroecism \ ˌhe-tə-ˈrē-ˌsi-zəm \ noun
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heteroecious
adjectivehet·er·oe·cious | \ ˌhet-ə-ˈrē-shəs \
\Medical Definition of heteroecious
: passing through the different stages in the life cycle on alternate and often unrelated hosts
heteroecious insects
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heteroecism \ -ˈrē-ˌsiz-əm \ noun
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The first known use of heteroecious was in 1882
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