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symbiont

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsɪmbɪˌɒnt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sim′bē ont′, -bī-)

sym•bi•ont (sim′bē ont′, -bī-),USA pronunciation n. [Biol.]

Ecologyan organism living in a state of symbiosis.

Also, sym•bi•ote (sim′bē ōt′, -bī-).USA pronunciation

Greek symbiont- (stem of symbió̄n), present participle of symbioûn to live together; see symbiosis, onto-
1885–90;

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symbiont /ˈsɪmbɪˌɒnt/ n

an organism living in a state of symbiosis

Etymology: 19th Century: from Greek sumbioun to live together, from bioun to liveˌsymbiˈontic adj ˌsymbiˈontically adv

'symbiont' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

symbiosis - corn-root aphid - endobiotic - endosymbiont - endosymbiosis - halobiont - mycobiont

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