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Xenobiont

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xenobiosisnoun(biology) A form of symbiosis where one species of ant lives with another and the two species raise their young separately.
xenobioticnoun(biology) Any foreign compound not produced by an organism's metabolism.
ectobiontnoun(biology) Any organism fixed to the outside of the host's body
xenizationnounThe act of spending time in a foreign culture.
xenobiologistnounA biologist who works in xenobiology.
pathobiontnounAny potentially pathological (disease-causing) organism which, under normal circumstances, lives as a non-harming symbiont
endobiontnoun(ecology) Any organism that lives within the body or cells of another organism
xenoculturenoun(microbiology) A foreign culture.
xenophytenoun(biology) Any plant that was introduced from another geographic location.
holobiontnoun(ecology) A host organism plus its associated microorganisms
xenodiversitynoun(ecology) Diversity due to the presence of "foreign" organisms.
xenologuenoun(genetics) A type of ortholog where the homologous sequences are found in different species because of horizontal gene transfer.
xenomicrobiotanounThe microbiota from another individual or species.
holosymbiontnoun(biology) A holobiont considered to be in a symbiotic relationship
basibiontnoun(biology) An organism that is host to an epibiont
endocytobiontnoun(biology) An endocytobiotic organism
endosymbiontnoun(ecology) An organism that lives within the body or cells of another organism.
xenoinfectionnounInfection of one species by an organism that normally infects another.
ubiquitnoun(biology) An organism found everywhere, or everywhere in a certain range.
xenolognounAlternative spelling of xenologue. [(genetics) A type of ortholog where the homologous sequences are found in different species because of horizontal gene transfer.]

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