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noun
An organism that attaches firmly (fixes) to a surface (sessile), forming permanent, immobile colonies or individuals, like certain corals, brachiopods, or rotifers that anchor themselves to rocks or plants.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, history, human-sciences, natural-sciences, paleontology, sciences
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History
From fix + -o- + sessile.
