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ectocommensal

noun

Etymology

From ecto- + commensal.

  1. derived from commensālis
  2. derived from commensal
  3. inherited from commensal
  4. prefixed as ectocommensal — “ecto + commensal”

Definitions

  1. A commensal organism that lives on the surface of another organism

The neighborhood

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