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epibiotic

American

[ep-uh-bahy-ot-ik] / ˌɛp ə baɪˈɒt ɪk /

adjective

of or relating to an organism that lives, usually parasitically, both on the surface and within the body of its host.

noun

any such organism, as certain fungi.

Etymology

Origin of epibiotic

First recorded in 1925–30; epi- + biotic

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