Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ectosymbiosis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ec-tosym-bio-sis
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of symbiosis in which a partner (the ectosymbiont) remains on the surface of its host

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

ectosymbioses (plural)

Questions

What does ectosymbiosis mean?: A form of symbiosis in which a partner (the ectosymbiont) remains on the surface of its host
Where does ectosymbiosis come from?: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek) Ancient Greek ἐντός (entós) Ancient Greek ἐκτός (ektós)der. English ecto- English symbiosis English ectosymbiosis From ecto- + symbiosis.

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