Etymology

ectosymbiosis

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Today it means: A form of symbiosis in which a partner (the ectosymbiont) remains on the surface of its host Full definition →

English symbiosis ← Ancient Greek ἐκτός (ektós)
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  1. Ancient Greekἐκ (ek)
  2. Ancient Greekἐντός (entós)
  3. Ancient Greekἐκτός (ektós)
  4. Englishecto-
  5. Englishsymbiosis
  6. English todayectosymbiosis

From ecto- + symbiosis.

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