AUTOECIOUS - Definition

Pronunciation:		o'teeshus
WordNet Dictionary

	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

	Antonyms:	heteroecious


Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	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}.

Biology Dictionary

	Definition:	Term used to describe a parasite that uses only one host for its lifecycle. Compare heteroecious.