First Known Use: 1887
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symbiont
noun sym·bi·ont \ˈsim-bē-ˌänt\
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Origin of SYMBIONT
probably from German, modification of Greek symbiount-, symbiōn, present participle of symbioun
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symbiont
noun sym·bi·ont \ˈsim-ˌbī-ˌänt, -bē-\
Medical Definition of SYMBIONT
: an organism living in symbiosis; especially : the smaller member of a symbiotic pair—called also symbiote
—sym·bi·on·tic \ˌsim-ˌbī-ˈänt-ik, -bē-\ adjective
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