monoxenousadj.

Brit.

/məˈnɒksɪnəs/,

/ˌmɒnə(ʊ)ˈzɛnəs/,

/ˌmɒnə(ʊ)ˈziːnəs/, U.S.

/ˌmɑnəˈzɛnəs/,

/ˌmɑnəˈzinəs/

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with English elements; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: mono- comb. form, Greek ξένος , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < mono- comb. form + ancient Greek ξένος (see xeno- comb. form) + -ous suffix, after German monoxen (A. de Bary 1867, in Bot. Zeitung 25 264/1). Compare earlier metoxenous adj.

Biology.

Of a parasitic organism: restricted to a single host species.

ΘΚΠ

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parasitical1646

parasitic1731

monotrophic1900

holoparasitic1902

sarcosporidian1903

monoxenous1940

1940 B. G. Chitwood in J. R. Christie Introd. Nematol. ii. iv. 243/2 Parasites of animals may also be classified according to the number of hosts necessary for completion of the life cycle. Species in which there is a single host are termed monoxenous.

1962 W. P. Rogers Nature of Parasitism x. 219 A specific parasite (sometimes called species-specific or monoxenous) can live on or in one species of host only.

1973 N. D. Levine Protozoan Parasites (ed. 2) i. 5/1 A monoxenous parasite has only one type of host—the definitive host.

1995 Jrnl. Invertebr. Pathol. 66 33 The life cycle of this parasite appears to be monoxenous.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	monoxenous
释义	monoxenousadj. Brit. /məˈnɒksɪnəs/, /ˌmɒnə(ʊ)ˈzɛnəs/, /ˌmɒnə(ʊ)ˈziːnəs/, U.S. /ˌmɑnəˈzɛnəs/, /ˌmɑnəˈzinəs/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with English elements; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: mono- comb. form, Greek ξένος , -ous suffix. Etymology: < mono- comb. form + ancient Greek ξένος (see xeno- comb. form) + -ous suffix, after German monoxen (A. de Bary 1867, in Bot. Zeitung 25 264/1). Compare earlier metoxenous adj. Biology. Of a parasitic organism: restricted to a single host species. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > balance of nature > organisms in interrelationship > [adjective] > parasites parasitical1646 parasitic1731 monotrophic1900 holoparasitic1902 sarcosporidian1903 monoxenous1940 1940 B. G. Chitwood in J. R. Christie Introd. Nematol. ii. iv. 243/2 Parasites of animals may also be classified according to the number of hosts necessary for completion of the life cycle. Species in which there is a single host are termed monoxenous. 1962 W. P. Rogers Nature of Parasitism x. 219 A specific parasite (sometimes called species-specific or monoxenous) can live on or in one species of host only. 1973 N. D. Levine Protozoan Parasites (ed. 2) i. 5/1 A monoxenous parasite has only one type of host—the definitive host. 1995 Jrnl. Invertebr. Pathol. 66 33 The life cycle of this parasite appears to be monoxenous. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1940
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