digenetic
/ˌdaɪdʒəˈnɛtɪk/
adjective
- Relating to or involving two distinct reproductive phases or generations, especially in the life cycle of certain parasites.
- The digenetic life cycle of the liver fluke requires both a snail and a mammal as hosts.
- Biology students studied the digenetic reproduction of parasitic flatworms in class.
- Many trematodes are digenetic, alternating between sexual and asexual stages.