ectocommensal
[ ek-toh-kuh-men-suhl ]
adjective
Biology. (of an organism) living in a commensal relationship on the exterior of another organism.
noun
an ectocommensal organism.
Origin of ectocommensal
1Other words from ectocommensal
- ec·to·com·men·sal·ism, ec·to·com·men·sal·i·ty [ek-toh-kom-en-sal-i-tee], /ˌɛk toʊˌkɒm ɛnˈsæl ɪ ti/, noun
- ec·to·com·men·sal·ly, adverb
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