"epibiota" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: epibiotas [plural]
Etymology: From epi- + biota. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|epi|biota}} epi- + biota Head templates: {{en-noun}} epibiota (plural epibiotas)
  1. (ecology) The organisms that live on the surface of another one Related terms: epibiotic

Inflected forms

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