epibiosis

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noun

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

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Meanings

nounepibiosis (countable and uncountable, plural epibioses)

plural epibioses

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

    Within this size group, the epibiosis trophic strategy identified in the meiobenthic harpacticoid copepod (MT2) was present only at this site.

    2015 November 12, “Benthic Trophic Interactions in an Antarctic Shallow Water Ecosystem Affected by Recent Glacier Retreat”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From epi- + -biosis.

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Translations

German Epibi­o­se
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Italian epibiosi
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Cite this entry
APA

epibiosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epibiosis

MLA

“epibiosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epibiosis. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “epibiosis,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epibiosis.

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