What does epibiosis mean?
Epibiosis means (biology) A relationship between two organisms, one of which lives or grows on the other, but is not parasitic on it.
Epibiosis
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Meaning
(biology) A relationship between two organisms, one of which lives or grows on the other, but is not parasitic on it.
Example Sentences
Within this size group, the epibiosis trophic strategy identified in the meiobenthic harpacticoid copepod (MT2) was present only at this site.
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Word Forms
- epibioses
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Within this size group, the epibiosis trophic strategy identified in the meiobenthic harpacticoid copepod (MT2) was present only at this site.
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