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ectosymbiotic

ectosymbiotic adjective: of or pertaining to ectosymbiosis or an ectosymbiont.

Adjective

ectosymbiotic (comparative more ectosymbiotic, superlative most ectosymbiotic)

  1. Of or pertaining to ectosymbiosis or an ectosymbiont.

Forms of ectosymbiotic

comparativemore ectosymbiotic
superlativemost ectosymbiotic

Origin of ectosymbiotic

From ecto- + symbiotic.

Questions about ectosymbiotic

What does ectosymbiotic mean?
Ectosymbiotic means of or pertaining to ectosymbiosis or an ectosymbiont.
What part of speech is ectosymbiotic?
Ectosymbiotic is an adjective.

Words near ectosymbiotic in the dictionary

  1. ectosymbiont
  2. ectosymbiontic
  3. ectosymbionts
  4. ectosymbioses
  5. ectosymbiosis
  6. ectosymbiotic
  7. ectoteloblast
  8. ectoteloblasts
  9. ectotherm
  10. ectothermal
  11. ectothermic

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