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symbiont definition

sym·bi·ont (sim′bī änt′, -bē-)

noun

an organism living in a state of symbiosis

Etymology: Ger < Gr symbiountos, prp. of symbioun: see symbiosis

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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