symbiont
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symbiont
- /sɪmˈbaɪ.ɒnt/ UK
- /sɪmˈbaɪ.ɑnt/ US
Rhymes with -aɪɒnt
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From sym- + -biont.
noun symbionts
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An organism that lives in a symbiotic relationship.
The close analogies between DNA-containing eukaryotic cell organelles and microbial symbionts require revision of classic cell theory, wrote Scwemmler and Schenk (1980) on introducing the field of endocytobiology.
Similar: symbiote
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Talk about this word "symbiont." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/symbiont. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. symbiont. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/symbiont "symbiont." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/symbiont.
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@misc{symbiont_2026,
title = {symbiont},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/symbiont},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
