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ectosymbionts

ectosymbionts is the plural of ectosymbiont.

Meaning of ectosymbiont

Noun

ectosymbiont (plural ectosymbionts)

  1. A partner in a symbiotic relationship that remains on the surface of its host or occupies a body cavity

Questions about ectosymbionts

What is ectosymbionts the plural of?
Ectosymbionts is the plural of ectosymbiont.

Words near ectosymbionts in the dictionary

  1. ectostylids
  2. ectosurgical
  3. ectosylvian
  4. ectosymbiont
  5. ectosymbiontic
  6. ectosymbionts
  7. ectosymbioses
  8. ectosymbiosis
  9. ectosymbiotic
  10. ectoteloblast
  11. ectoteloblasts

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