endobiotic

American

[en-doh-bahy-ot-ik] / ˌɛn doʊ baɪˈɒt ɪk /

adjective

of or relating to an organism that exists as a parasite or symbiont entirely within the tissues of a host organism.

noun

any such parasitic or symbiotic organism.

endobiotic British

/ ˌɛndəʊbaɪˈɒtɪk /

adjective

formed within a host cell

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Etymology

Origin of endobiotic

First recorded in 1895–1900; endo- + biotic

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