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“heterophagous”
heterophagism, heterophagous, heterophagy
Digestion within a cell of an exogenous substance phagocytosed from the cell’s environment.
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phago-, phag-, -phage, -phagi, -phagic, -phagically, -phagia, -phagism, -phagist, -phagic, -phagous, -phagy
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heterophagous (adjective) (not comparable)
Regarding the existence of feeding on at least two hosts at various phases of a life cycle: Such worms, as the digenetic trematodes, are considered to be heterophagous worms.
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heter-, hetero-
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