-xenous (Greek: a combining suffix pertaining to a "host" or "guest").dixenous:
Said of a parasite that may infect two species, but can pass its entire life cycle on either.
heteroxenous:
Also heteroecious; in biology, going through different stages of growth on different hosts, as certain parasitic fungi.
lipoxenous:
Said of a parasite that leaves its host after it has secured adequate nourishment.
metoxenous:
Also metoecious and heteroecious; parasitic on different hosts at different stages in life-history.
myremecoxenous:
Furnishing both food and shelter for ants.
pleioxenous:
Said of a parasite that is not host specific.
trixenous:
Said of a parasite that requires three successive hosts.
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