| Pronunciation: | | o'teeshus
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| | Definition: | | [adj] of parasites especially rust fungi; completing the entire life cycle on a single host; "autoecious rust fungi" |
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| | Synonyms: | | homoecious |
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| | Antonyms: | | heteroecious |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Au*t[oe]"cious\, a. [Auto- + Gr. ? house.] (Biol.)
Passing through all its stages on one host, as certain
parasitic fungi; -- contrasted with {heter[oe]cious}.
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Term used to describe a parasite that uses only one host for its lifecycle. Compare heteroecious. |
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