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ec·to·com·men·sal (ek″to-kə-menґsəl) a commensal organism that lives outside the body of its symbiotic companion, but cannot be separated from it.Medical dictionary. 2011.
ectocommensal — [ek΄tə kə men′səl] n. a commensal living on the outer surface of the host organism … English World dictionary
ectocommensal — ectocommensalism, ectocommensality /ek toh kom en sal i tee/, n. ectocommensally, adv. /ek toh keuh men seuhl/, adj. 1. Biol. (of an organism) living in a commensal relationship on the exterior of another organism. n. 2. an ectocommensal organism … Universalium
ectocommensal — |ek(ˌ)tō+ noun Etymology: ect + commensal : an organism that lives as a commensal on the surface of the body of another organism * * * ectocommensalism, ectocommensality /ek toh kom en sal i tee/, n. ectocommensally, adv. /ek toh keuh men seuhl/ … Useful english dictionary
ectocommensal — a commensal that lives on the surface of the host … Dictionary of ichthyology
ectocommensal — n. [Gr. ektos, outside; L. cum, together; mensa, table] A commensal symbiont that lives on the outer surface of its host … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
ectocommensal — noun A commensal organism that lives on the surface of another organism … Wiktionary
ectocommensal — ec·to·commensal … English syllables
Trichodina — is a genus of ciliate protists that is ectocommensal or parasitic on aquatic animals, particularly fish. They are characterised by the presence of a ring of interlocking cytoskeletal denitcles, which provide support for the cell and allow for… … Wikipedia
flatworm — /flat werrm /, n. any worm of the phylum Platyhelminthes, having bilateral symmetry and a soft, solid, usually flattened body, including the planarians, tapeworms, and trematodes; platyhelminth. [1895 1900; FLAT1 + WORM] * * * or platyhelminth… … Universalium
cirripede — ▪ crustacean Introduction any of the marine crustaceans of the infraclass Cirripedia (subphylum Crustacea). The best known are the barnacles. Adult cirripedes other than barnacles are internal parasites of marine invertebrates such as crabs … Universalium
