oligoxenous

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

Related terms

• monoxenous

Translations

having several hosts

• Catalan: oligoxè
• Finnish: moni-isäntäinen