metaorganism

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noun

Any multicellular organism together with the microbes etc that it hosts

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Meanings

nounmetaorganism (plural metaorganisms)

plural metaorganisms

  1. biologyAny multicellular organism together with the microbes etc that it hosts

Origin

From meta- + organism.

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APA

metaorganism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metaorganism

MLA

“metaorganism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metaorganism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metaorganism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metaorganism.

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