digenetic
adjUK /dʌɪ.dʒɪˈnɛt.ɪk/ · US /daɪ.d͡ʒəˈnɛt.ɪk/
Etymology From digenesis + -ic, from di- (“two”) + genesis.
1
Of or relating to a subclass (Digenea) of trematode worms in which sexual reproduction as an internal parasite of a vertebrate alternates with asexual reproduction in a mollusk.
- Synonyms
- heteroxenous, metagenetic
- Related terms
- Digenea, digenic