Epibiont
German, noun/epibiˈɔnt/
Epibiont is spelled E-P-I-B-I-O-N-T (8 letters). Epibiont is a German masculine noun meaning “epibiont (organism that lives on the surface)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Lebewesen, das auf der Oberfläche eines anderen (Basibiont) oder etwas anderem lebt; Organismus, der mit…”.
What does Epibiont mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineepibiont (organism that lives on the surface)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Lebewesen, das auf der Oberfläche eines anderen (Basibiont) oder etwas anderem lebt; Organismus, der mit einem andersartigen Organismus (oder Objekt) in einer Epibiose lebt
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Epibiont
- Epibionten nominative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Epibiont?
- /epibiˈɔnt/
- [epiˈbi̯ɔnt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.