English

epibiota

From epi- + biota.

Formed from epi- + biota

Proto-Indo-European *h₁épi ‘on’

Proto-Hellenic *epí

Ancient Greek ἐπί ‘on, upon’

English epi-

Ancient Greek βίος ‘life’

Ancient Greek βιοτή

New Latin biota

English biota

Today it means

noun The organisms that live on the surface of another one

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Etymograph / epibiota