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ectocommensal

ectocommensal noun: a commensal organism that lives on the surface of another organism.

Noun

ectocommensal (plural ectocommensals)

  1. A commensal organism that lives on the surface of another organism

ectocommensal meaning in Tamil

ectocommensal in Tamil

ஒரு தலைசார்புற இணை வாழ்வு

Forms of ectocommensal

pluralectocommensals

Origin of ectocommensal

From ecto- + commensal.

Questions about ectocommensal

What does ectocommensal mean?
Ectocommensal means a commensal organism that lives on the surface of another organism.
What is ectocommensal in Tamil?
Ectocommensal in Tamil is ஒரு தலைசார்புற இணை வாழ்வு. See Ectocommensal meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is ectocommensal?
Ectocommensal is a noun.
What is the plural of ectocommensal?
The plural of ectocommensal is ectocommensals.

Words near ectocommensal in the dictionary

  1. ectocochlear
  2. ectocochleate
  3. ectocochliate
  4. ectocolpi
  5. ectocolpus
  6. ectocommensal
  7. ectocommensalism
  8. ectocommensals
  9. ectoconchion
  10. ectoconchions
  11. ectocondylar

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ectocommensal (page history and authors); ectocommensal (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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