| 单词 | ectocommensal |
| 释义 | ectocommensal in American English (ˌɛktəkəˈmɛnsəl) noun a commensal living on the outer surface of the host organism ectocommensal in American English (ˌektoukəˈmensəl) Biology adjective 1. (of an organism) living in a commensal relationship on the exterior of another organism noun 2. an ectocommensal organism Derived forms ectocommensalism or ectocommensality (ˌektouˌkɑmenˈsælɪti) noun ectocommensally adverb Word origin [1935–40; ecto- + commensal]This word is first recorded in the period 1935–40. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Arts and Crafts Movement, Rhodesian ridgeback, blitz, fluorocarbon, gangbuster |
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