Ectocommensal
[ek-toh-kuh-men-suh l] /ˌɛk toʊ kəˈmɛn səl/
adjective
1.
Biology. (of an organism) living in a relationship on the exterior of another organism.
noun
2.
an ectocommensal organism.
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