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heterophagism, heterophagous, heterophagy
Digestion within a cell of an exogenous substance phagocytosed from the cell’s environment.
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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