ectosymbiotic etymology

English word ectosymbiotic comes from English symbiotic, English ecto- (Outside.)

Detailed word origin of ectosymbiotic

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
symbiotic English (eng) (astronomy) symbiotic star (ecology) Of, or relating to symbiosis; living together.. Of a relationship with mutual benefit between two individuals or organisms.
ecto- English (eng) Outside.
ectosymbiotic English (eng) Of or pertaining to ectosymbiosis or an ectosymbiont.

Words with the same origin as ectosymbiotic

Descendants of ecto-
ectethmoid ectoblast ectobronchium ectocervical ectocervix ectocornea ectocranial ectoenzyme ectogenesis ectogenous ectokinase ectomesocuneiform ectonucleoside ectonucleotide ectoperitrophic ectophosphodiesterase ectophytic ectoplacental ectoplast ectostylid ectosylvian ectosymbiont ectotherm ectozoon