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symbiont

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

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /sɪmˈbaɪ.ɒnt/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /sɪmˈbaɪ.ɑnt/
  • rhymes with -aɪɒnt

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noun

Meaning 1

An organism that lives in a symbiotic relationship.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, ecology, natural-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: symbiote

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From sym- + -biont.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: simbiont — organism in a symbiotic relationship
  • Chinese Mandarin: 共生物 (gòngshēngwù) — organism in a symbiotic relationship
  • Czech: symbiont — organism in a symbiotic relationship
  • Finnish: symbiootti — organism in a symbiotic relationship
  • French: symbiote — organism in a symbiotic relationship
  • German: Symbiont — organism in a symbiotic relationship
  • Greek: συμβιωτής (symviotís) — organism in a symbiotic relationship
  • Italian: simbionte — organism in a symbiotic relationship
  • Occitan: simbiont — organism in a symbiotic relationship
  • Occitan: simbiòt — organism in a symbiotic relationship
  • Polish: symbiont — organism in a symbiotic relationship
  • Portuguese: simbionte — organism in a symbiotic relationship
  • Russian: симбио́нт (simbiónt) — organism in a symbiotic relationship
  • Sicilian: simmiotu — organism in a symbiotic relationship
  • Spanish: simbionte — organism in a symbiotic relationship