Word: metoecious
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: me
to
e
cious
Definition: Heteroecious; of parasites; passing through different stages of the life cycle on different host species
Morphemes:
Affix: meta-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Relating to metabolism; the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life
Affix: -oecious
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms adjectives describing the host of an organism.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: οἶκος
Language: grc
Decoded: oikos
Meaning: house
Affix: -έω
Language: grc
Decoded: -eo
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and other verbs. Often, not always, added to the stems of thematic nouns or adjectives in -ος.
Affix: -ίᾱ
Language: grc
Decoded: -ia
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to stems of adjectives, rarely to the stems of verbs, and even more rarely to the stems of nouns, to form feminine abstract nouns
Affix: -ous
Language: en
Decoded: -ous
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns, to denote possession or presence of a quality in any degree, commonly in abundance.