epibiotic: Meaning and Definition of

ep•i•bi•ot•ic

Pronunciation: (ep"u-bī-ot'ik), [key]
— Biol. Biol.
—adj.
  1. of or pertaining to an organism that lives, usually parasitically, both on the surface and within the body of its host.
—n.
  1. any such organism, as certain fungi.
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