symbiont
English
Noun
symbiont (plural symbionts)
- (ecology) An organism that lives in a symbiotic relationship.
- Synonym: symbiote
- 2019 December 9, JoAnna Klein, “Seawater Is Filled With a Sugary Feast. Here’s How Sponges Eat It.”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
- It had been known that sponges somehow took in dissolved organic matter, but it remained unclear whether they could do it on their own or needed help from their bacterial symbionts.
Derived terms
Translations
organism in a symbiotic relationship
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Czech
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Dutch
Etymology
Probably borrowed. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌsɪm.biˈɔnt/
- Hyphenation: sym‧bi‧ont
- Rhymes: -ɔnt
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Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɨm.bjɔnt/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɨmbjɔnt
- Syllabification: sym‧biont
Declension
Further reading
- symbiont in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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