endobiotic: Meaning and Definition of

en•do•bi•ot•ic

Pronunciation: (en"dō-bī-ot'ik), [key]
— Biol. Biol.
—adj.
  1. of or pertaining to an organism that exists as a parasite or symbiont entirely within the tissues of a host organism.
—n.
  1. any such parasitic or symbiotic organism.
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