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epibiosis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
epibio-sis
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A relationship between two organisms, one of which lives or grows on the other, but is not parasitic on it

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From epi- + -biosis.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

epibioses (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

epibiotic epiphyte epizoite

Questions

What does epibiosis mean?
A relationship between two organisms, one of which lives or grows on the other, but is not parasitic on it
Where does epibiosis come from?
From epi- + -biosis.

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