Definition
Relating to an organism that lives on the outer surface of another organism and benefits without harming it.
Etymology
From Greek 'ekto-' (outside) and Latin 'commensalis' (sharing a table), describing external parasitism that's actually friendly—one organism benefits while the host is unaffected.
Kelly Says
Ectocommensals are nature's hitchhikers—remoras fish attach to sharks for free rides, and some sea stars live on whale skin, getting meals from scraps while the whale barely notices, the ultimate freeloading relationship.
Translations
ARالعربية
معيشة خارجية
ma'eesha kharijiyya
BNবাংলা
বহিঃসহজীবী
bahish-so-ha-jee-bee
CACatalà
ectocommensal
ek-to-ko-men-sal
CSČeština
ectocommensal
ek-to-ko-men-sal
DADansk
ectocommensal
ek-to-ko-men-sal
DEDeutsch
ectocommensal
ek-to-ko-men-sal
ELΕλληνικά
εξωσυμβίωσις
ek-so-sym-bee-osis
ESEspañol
ectocomensal
ek-to-ko-men-sal
FISuomi
ectocommensal
ek-to-ko-men-sal
FRFrançais
ectocommensal
ek-to-ko-men-sal
GUGU
એક્ટોકોમનસલ
ek-to-ko-men-sal
HAHA
ectocommensal
ek-to-ko-men-sal
HEעברית
אקסטו-קומנסל
ek-stoo-ko-men-sal
HIहिन्दी
बाह्यसहजीवी
baahya-sah-jee-vee
HUMagyar
ectocommensal
ek-to-ko-men-sal
IDBahasa Indonesia
ectocommensal
ek-to-ko-men-sal
IGIG
ectocommensal
ek-to-ko-men-sal
ITItaliano
ectocommensal
ek-to-ko-men-sal
JA日本語
ectocommensal
ekuto-ko-men-sal
KKKK
ectocommensal
ek-to-ko-men-sal
KMKM
ectocommensal
ek-to-ko-men-sal
KO한국어
ectocommensal
ek-to-ko-men-sal
MRMR
एक्टोकोमन्सल
ek-to-ko-men-sal
MSBahasa Melayu
ectocommensal
ek-to-ko-men-sal
MYမြန်မာ
ectocommensal
ek-to-ko-men-sal
NLNederlands
ectocommensal
ek-to-ko-men-sal
NONorsk
ectocommensal
ek-to-ko-men-sal
PAPA
ਇਕਟੋકોਮਨਸਲ
ek-to-ko-men-sal
PLPolski
ectocommensal
ek-to-ko-men-sal
PTPortuguês
ectocomensal
ek-to-ko-men-sal
RORomână
ectocommensal
ek-to-ko-men-sal
RUРусский
эктоксоменсальный
ek-tok-so-men-sal-nyj
SVSvenska
ectocommensal
ek-to-ko-men-sal
SWKiswahili
ectocommensal
ek-to-ko-men-sal
TAதமிழ்
புறசார்பு
pur-saar-pu
TEతెలుగు
బాహ్యసహజీవీ
baahya-sah-jee-vee
THไทย
ectocommensal
ek-to-ko-men-sal
TLTL
ectocommensal
ek-to-ko-men-sal
TRTürkçe
ectocommensal
ek-to-ko-men-sal
UKУкраїнська
ектоcommenсальний
ek-to-ko-men-sa-lnyj
VITiếng Việt
ectocommensal
ek-to-ko-men-sal
YOYO
ectocommensal
ek-to-ko-men-sal
ZUZU
ectocommensal
ek-to-ko-men-sal