Definitions for ectocommensal
ectocommensal
ec·to·com·men·sal
Spelling: [ek-toh-kuh-men-suh l]
IPA: /ˌɛk toʊ kəˈmɛn səl/
Ectocommensal is a 13 letter English word.
You can make 1306 anagrams from letters in ectocommensal (acceelmmnoost).
Definitions for ectocommensal
noun
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an ectocommensal organism.
adjective
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Biology. (of an organism) living in a commensal relationship on the exterior of another organism.
Origin of ectocommensal
First recorded in 1935-40; ecto- + commensal