Epibiotic


[ep-uh-bahy-ot-ik] /ˌɛp ə baɪˈɒt ɪk/ Biology

adjective
1.
of or relating to an organism that lives, usually parasitically, both on the surface and within the body of its host.
noun
2.
any such organism, as certain fungi.

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