autoecism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The fact of a parasite or dependent organism completing an entire life cycle on a single host species.
  2. The fact of having male and female reproductive organs on the same individual plant.

Word forms

autoecism

Etymology

Derived from autoecious.

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