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cyanobiont

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌsaɪ.ə.nəʊˈbaɪ.ɒnt/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /-nə-/
  • General-American: /ˌsaɪ.ə.noʊˈbaɪ.ɑnt/
  • rhymes with -aɪɒnt

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noun

Meaning 1

A cyanobacterium that lives in symbiosis a eukaryote; a cyanobacterial photobiont.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, natural-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: photobiont, symbiont

History

Etymology

From cyano- + -biont.