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exosymbiosis

exosymbiosis noun: a form of symbiosis in which one organism lives on the exterior of another.

Noun

exosymbiosis (uncountable)

  1. A form of symbiosis in which one organism lives on the exterior of another

Origin of exosymbiosis

From exo- + symbiosis.

Questions about exosymbiosis

What does exosymbiosis mean?
Exosymbiosis means a form of symbiosis in which one organism lives on the exterior of another.
What part of speech is exosymbiosis?
Exosymbiosis is a noun.

Words near exosymbiosis in the dictionary

  1. exosuits
  2. exosulfatase
  3. exosulfatases
  4. exosymbiont
  5. exosymbionts
  6. exosymbiosis
  7. exosymbiotic
  8. exosystem
  9. exosystemic
  10. exosystems
  11. exotegmen

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