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Plurivorous

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polytrophic(biology) Of bacteria etc.: feeding on multiple types of food, or obtaining nutrients in more than one way
ambivorous(chiefly biology) That feeds on a variety of foods of different kinds.
euryxenous(biology, of a parasite) Having a broad range of hosts
oligoxenous(biology, of a parasite) Having several hosts during its life cycle
plurispecific(ecology) Composed of (similar) organisms of many different species
bitrophicDescribing a parasite that feeds on another parasite.
monoxenousnoun(biology, of a parasite) Living on only one kind of host
tritrophic(ecology) Describing a parasite that feeds on another parasite that feeds on a third parasite.
heteroecious(biology) Of dependent organisms, spending portions of the life cycle on different types of hosts.
heteroxenous(biology) parasitic to two different types of host (typically as part of a complex life cycle)
pluritropicAttracted to, or affected by several different things
amphizoicnoun(biology) Able to exist either as a parasite or as a free-living organism
idiobiontnounAn organism which is a parasite on an immobile host
oioxenous(biology, of a parasite) Having a single species of host
planktotrophic(biology) That feeds on plankton
heterecious(biology) living on one host at one stage (or generation) and then upon another in the next
microbivorous(biology) Subsisting on microbes
pantrophic(of a microorganism etc) Able to thrive in many different environments.
microbiverousAlternative form of microbivorous. [(biology) Subsisting on microbes]
biotrophic(biology) Describing a parasite or symbiont that needs its host in order to stay alive.

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