SYMBIONT


Meaning of SYMBIONT in English

— symbiontic /sim'bee on"tik, -buy-/ , adj.

/sim"bee ont', -buy-/ , n. Biol.

an organism living in a state of symbiosis.

Also, symbiote /sim"bee oht', -buy-/ .

[ 1885-90; symbiont- (s. of symbión ), prp. of symbioûn to live together; see SYMBIOSIS, ONTO- ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .