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epibiont

epibiont noun: any organism that lives on the surface of another living organism.

Noun

epibiont (plural epibionts)

  1. Any organism that lives on the surface of another living organism

Antonyms of epibiont

Forms of epibiont

pluralepibionts

Origin of epibiont

From epi- + -biont.

Questions about epibiont

What does epibiont mean?
Epibiont means any organism that lives on the surface of another living organism.
What part of speech is epibiont?
Epibiont is a noun.
What is the plural of epibiont?
The plural of epibiont is epibionts.

Words near epibiont in the dictionary

  1. epibenthically
  2. epibenthonic
  3. epibenthos
  4. epiberberine
  5. epibetulinic acid
  6. epibiont
  7. epibiontic
  8. epibiontically
  9. epibionts
  10. epibionty
  11. epibioses

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