Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ectosymbiont

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ec-tosym-biont
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A partner in a symbiotic relationship that remains on the surface of its host or occupies a body cavity

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek) Ancient Greek ἐντός (entós) Ancient Greek ἐκτός (ektós)der. English ecto- English symbiont English ectosymbiont From ecto- + symbiont.

Inflected Forms

ectosymbionts (plural)

Derived Forms

ectosymbiontic

Questions

What does ectosymbiont mean?: A partner in a symbiotic relationship that remains on the surface of its host or occupies a body cavity
Where does ectosymbiont come from?: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek) Ancient Greek ἐντός (entós) Ancient Greek ἐκτός (ektós)der. English ecto- English symbiont English ectosymbiont From ecto- + symbiont.

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