Autositic

/ˌɔːtəʊˈsɪtɪk/ adjective

Definition

Relating to or characteristic of organisms that are parasitic to themselves or self-parasitizing.

Etymology

From auto- (self) + sitic (from Latin situs, relating to parasitism). Rare technical term used in parasitology and biology to describe unusual self-infecting relationships.

Kelly Says

Some parasites are so strange they parasitize their own offspring or previous life stages—imagine a tapeworm that ate smaller versions of itself. The term captures this biological weirdness.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መልክት በማስቀመጥ
mel-kit be ma-sqe-met
ARالعربية
أوتوماتيكي
aw-toh-ma-tee-kee
BNবাংলা
স্বয়ং-প্রবাহ
swayng-pro-bah
CACatalà
autositic
aw-toh-si-tik
CSČeština
autositic
aw-toh-si-tik
DADansk
autositic
aw-toh-si-tik
DEDeutsch
autostatisch
aw-toh-sta-tish
ELΕλληνικά
αυτοσυστημα
aw-toh-soo-stee-mah
ESEspañol
autostático
aw-toh-sta-tee-koh
FAفارسی
خودکار
khudkar
FISuomi
autositic
aw-toh-si-tik
FRFrançais
autostatique
aw-toh-sta-tee-k
GUGU
સ્વ-પ્રતિક્ષા
sv-pratik-sha
HAHA
sanya
san-yah
HEעברית
אוטומטי
oh-toh-mat-ee
HIहिन्दी
स्वचालित
sva-cha-lit
HUMagyar
autositic
aw-toh-si-tik
IDBahasa Indonesia
otostatik
oh-toh-sta-tik
IGIG
akụkụ ụkpụrụ
ah-koo-koo uk-pu-ru
ITItaliano
autostatico
aw-toh-sta-tee-koh
JA日本語
自動的
jidōteki
KKKK
өз-жаз
öz-jaz
KMKM
សរសេរដោយខ្លួន
sar-ser da-oy kh-loung
KO한국어
자동적
jado-jeok
MRMR
स्व-शिफारस
sv-shi-far-as
MSBahasa Melayu
otostatik
oh-toh-sta-tik
MYမြန်မာ
ကိုယ်ပိုင် လက်မှတ်
ko-peh-paing let-h-kat
NLNederlands
autositic
aw-toh-si-tik
NONorsk
autositic
aw-toh-si-tik
PAPA
ਆਪਣੇ-ਸਹ
aap-na-sa-h
PLPolski
autostatyczny
aw-toh-sta-t-schi-y
PTPortuguês
autostático
aw-toh-sta-tee-koh
RORomână
autositic
aw-toh-si-tik
RUРусский
автостатический
avto-statit-cheskiy
SVSvenska
autositic
aw-toh-si-tik
SWKiswahili
autositic
aw-toh-si-tik
TAதமிழ்
சுய-சார்பற்ற
suy-saar-pa-t-ter
TEతెలుగు
ఆటో-స్థిర
aato-sth-ee-ra
THไทย
อัตโนมัติ
at-no-mat-ti
TLTL
autositic
aw-toh-si-tik
TRTürkçe
otostatik
oh-toh-sta-tik
UKУкраїнська
автостатичний
avto-statytchniy
URاردو
خودکار
khud-kar
VITiếng Việt
tự động
tu dong
YOYO
ọ̀pọ̀ àwọn ẹ̀mí
op-po awon emi
ZH中文
自动的
zìdòng de
ZUZU
isigayo
ee-si-ga-yo

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