An Epibiont is a living organism that lives on the surface of another living organism. An epibiont is usually considered to be harmless to the host. In this sense, the relationship between the two organism can be considered neutralistic or commensalistic.
Typical epibionts are
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epibiont — EPIBIÓNT s. n. 1. organism care trăieşte pe suprafaţa altor organisme. 2. altoi. (< fr. épibionte) Trimis de raduborza, 15.09.2007. Sursa: MDN … Dicționar Român
epibiont — an organism that lives on the outside of another organism … Dictionary of ichthyology
epibiont — see epicole … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
epibiont — noun Any organism that lives on the surface (of a lake etc, or another organism) … Wiktionary
epibiont — An organism attached to an external surface [Ingle, 1983] … Crustacea glossary
Epibiont — Epi|bi|ọnt 〈m. 16; Biol.〉 Lebewesen, das auf einem anderen lebt; Ggs Endobiont [<grch. epi „auf, darüber“ + bios „Leben“] * * * Epi|bi|ọnt, der; en, en [zu griech. epi̓ = (dar)auf u. biõn (Gen.: bioũntos), 1. Part. von: bioũn = leben] (Biol … Universal-Lexikon
Epibiont — E|pi|bi|ọnt 〈m.; Gen.: en, Pl.: en; Biol.〉 Lebewesen, das auf einem anderen lebt; Ggs.: Endobiont [Etym.: <epi… + grch. bios »Leben«] … Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch
Epibiont — Epi|bi|ont der; en, en <zu ↑epi... u. ↑...biont> Lebewesen, das auf einem anderen lebt; Ggs. ↑Endobiont … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
epibiont — ep·i·bi·ont … English syllables
epibiont — /ɛpiˈbaɪɒnt/ (say epee buyont) noun an organism which attaches itself to another organism without impacting on the host organism, such as lichens on trees, barnacles on turtle shells, etc. {epi + (sym)biont} …
