CEFR C1

ectosymbiotic

adjective

Meaning

ectosymbiotic means of or pertaining to ectosymbiosis or an ectosymbiont. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The writer described the response as ectosymbiotic.
A ectosymbiotic tone can change the mood of a conversation.

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ectosymbiotic (C1)

adjective

Definition

ectosymbiotic means of or pertaining to ectosymbiosis or an ectosymbiont. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The writer described the response as ectosymbiotic.
A ectosymbiotic tone can change the mood of a conversation.

How to Use ectosymbiotic

ectosymbiotic + noun (collocation): Use ectosymbiotic before a noun to describe that quality. — "The writer described a ectosymbiotic reaction."
become ectosymbiotic (collocation): Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — "The discussion became ectosymbiotic near the end."

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