ectosymbiose
French, noun\ɛk.to.sɛ̃.bjoz\
ectosymbiose is spelled E-C-T-O-S-Y-M-B-I-O-S-E (12 letters). Ectosymbiose is a French feminine noun meaning “ectosymbiosis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Symbiose dont les symbiotes vivent à la surface du corps de l’hôte”.
What does ectosymbiose mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineectosymbiosis
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Symbiose dont les symbiotes vivent à la surface du corps de l’hôte.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ectosymbiose
- ectosymbioses plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ectosymbiose?
- \ɛk.to.sɛ̃.bjoz\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.