Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun An organism that is attached to and lives on the surface of another organism.

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  • noun biology Any organism that lives on the surface (of a lake etc, or another organism)

Etymologies

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epi- + -biont

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