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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
Related Forms:
- symbiontic sym′·bi·on′·tic adjective
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