🔤 Heteroecism ✨
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URDU
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Roman Urdu:
aik se zyada mizban par zindagi guzarna (biology)
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ENGLISH
📚noun
heteroecism
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PRONUNCIATION
Standard: /ˌhɛtərˈiːsɪzəm/
Phonetic: /het ur ee siz um/
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DEFINITION
the necessity of two or more host species for the completion of a parasite's life cycle (especially in fungi)
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES
Rust fungi exhibit heteroecism by switching between pine trees and ferns.
Understanding heteroecism helps farmers control crop parasites effectively.
Biological research mapped the distinct stages of parasitic heteroecism.
Heteroecism requires the parasite to adapt to two completely different environments.
Some plant diseases cannot complete their life cycle without heteroecism.
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SYNONYMS
heteroecy two host parasitism dual host cycle
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ANTONYMS
autoecism
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