Digeneous

/daɪˈdʒɛniəs/ adjective

Definition

Relating to or characterized by digenea parasites; requiring two hosts for complete development.

Etymology

From digenea + -ous (adjectival suffix). Describes organisms or conditions involving the two-host parasitic lifecycle of digenean flukes.

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Digeneous parasites like schistosomes infect hundreds of millions of humans—the discovery that they need snails AND humans solved a 200-year-old medical mystery.

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