💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Ectosymbiont"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| exosymbiontnoun | Any exosymbiotic organism |
| ectocommensalnoun | (ecology) A commensal organism that lives on the surface of another organism |
| epibiontnoun | (ecology) Any organism that lives on the surface of another living organism |
| photoendosymbiontnoun | (biology) A photosynthetic endosymbiont |
| exuviotrophnoun | (biology) A parasite that feeds on the exuvia of its host |
| exoparasitenoun | (biology) Alternative form of ectoparasite. [A parasite that lives on the surface of a host organism; such as the Demodex mite, which lives in human hair and eyelashes.] |
| ectophytenoun | (biology) Any plant that lives as a parasite on the surface of another organism |
| endophagenoun | (biology) Any parasite that feeds within its host |
| enterosymbiontnoun | An intestinal symbiont |
| mesoparasitenoun | (biology) A parasitic copepod that lives partly embedded in its host, usually with the anterior end forming an anchor process. |
| symbiontidnoun | (biology) Any protozoan of the subphylum Symbiontida |
| epizoonnoun | (biology) A microorganism (such as a yeast-type fungus or a protozoon) that grows on the surface of an animal host, as: |
| epizoannoun | Synonym of epizoon. |
| entomophytenoun | (ecology) Any plant growing as a parasite within an insect or its larva |
| ectosarcnoun | The ectoplasm of an amoeba and similar protozoa. |
| ectoparasitenoun | A parasite that lives on the surface of a host organism; such as the Demodex mite, which lives in human hair and eyelashes. |
| epizoönnoun | Dated spelling of epizoon. |
| mycosymbiontnoun | (biology) Any fungus that has a symbiotic relationship with a plant |
| entoparasitenoun | Alternative form of endoparasite. [A parasite that lives inside the body of an organism, such as a tapeworm.] |
| microsymbiontnoun | A microscopic symbiont |
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