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exuviotroph

exuviotroph noun: a parasite that feeds on the exuvia of its host.

Noun

exuviotroph (plural exuviotrophs)

  1. A parasite that feeds on the exuvia of its host

Forms of exuviotroph

pluralexuviotrophs

Origin of exuviotroph

From exuvia + -o- + -troph.

Questions about exuviotroph

What does exuviotroph mean?
Exuviotroph means a parasite that feeds on the exuvia of its host.
What part of speech is exuviotroph?
Exuviotroph is a noun.
What is the plural of exuviotroph?
The plural of exuviotroph is exuviotrophs.

Words near exuviotroph in the dictionary

  1. exuviated
  2. exuviates
  3. exuviating
  4. exuviation
  5. exuviations
  6. exuviotroph
  7. exuviotrophic
  8. exuviotrophs
  9. exuvium
  10. exuviæ
  11. exvangelical

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