endobiotic

[ en-doh-bahy-ot-ik ]

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

noun
  1. any such parasitic or symbiotic organism.

Origin of endobiotic

1
First recorded in 1895–1900; endo- + biotic

Words Nearby endobiotic

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British Dictionary definitions for endobiotic

endobiotic

/ (ˌɛndəʊbaɪˈɒtɪk) /


adjective
  1. formed within a host cell

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