oligoxenous

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English

Etymology

From oligo- +‎ -xenous.

From Ancient Greek ὀλίγος (olígos): “few” + ξένος (xénos): “alien”.

Adjective

oligoxenous (not comparable)

  1. (biology, of a parasite) Having several hosts during its life cycle

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