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ectobiont

ectobiont noun: any organism fixed to the outside of the host's body.

Noun

ectobiont (plural ectobionts)

  1. Any organism fixed to the outside of the host's body

Forms of ectobiont

pluralectobionts

Origin of ectobiont

From ecto- + -biont.

Questions about ectobiont

What does ectobiont mean?
Ectobiont means any organism fixed to the outside of the host's body.
What part of speech is ectobiont?
Ectobiont is a noun.
What is the plural of ectobiont?
The plural of ectobiont is ectobionts.

Words near ectobiont in the dictionary

  1. ectoapyrase
  2. ectoapyrases
  3. ectoATPase
  4. ectobiid
  5. ectobiids
  6. ectobiont
  7. ectobionts
  8. ectobiotic
  9. ectoblast
  10. ectoblaster
  11. ectoblasters

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