Ectocommensal
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ectocommensal is a noun meaning (ecology) A commensal organism that lives on the surface of another organism.
Meaning
(ecology) A commensal organism that lives on the surface of another organism.
Word Forms
- ectocommensals
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include epibiont, ectosymbiont, ectophyte, coenosarc, malacocoenosis, cercomonad.
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