epizoism


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ep·i·zo·ic

 (ĕp′ĭ-zō′ĭk)
adj.
Living or growing on the external surface of an animal.
ep′i·zo′ism n.
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epizoism

a nonparasitic relationship between animals in which one animal lives on the surface of the other.
See also: Animals
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Spatial competition among porifera: solution by epizoism. Oecologia 5:85-95.
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