Meanings
adjectiveectoperitrophic (not comparable)
- not comparableOutside the peritrophic membrane
No bacteria were observed to attach to the brush border of the midgut lumen or were seen in the ectoperitrophic space (between the PM and the midgut epithelium).
2015 August 19, “Interaction of Vibrio spp. with the Inner Surface of the Digestive Tract of Penaeus monodon”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
Origin
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ectoperitrophic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ectoperitrophic
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“ectoperitrophic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ectoperitrophic. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ectoperitrophic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ectoperitrophic.
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