Homoecious and Heteroecious

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Homoecious adjective - Of parasites especially rust fungi; completing the entire life cycle on a single host.

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Heteroecious is an antonym for homoecious.

Heteroecious adjective - Of parasites; passing through different stages of the life cycle on different host species.

Usage example: heteroecious fungi

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Homoecious is an antonym for heteroecious.

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