Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

symbiont

/sɪmˈbaɪ.ɑnt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.08 in modern English

Syllables: sym-bi-ont
IPA: /sɪmˈbaɪ.ɑnt/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An organism that lives in a symbiotic relationship.

Example Sentences

"The close analogies between DNA-containing eukaryotic cell organelles and microbial symbionts require revision of classic cell theory, wrote Scwemmler and Schenk (1980) on introducing the field of endocytobiology."
"It had been known that sponges somehow took in dissolved organic matter, but it remained unclear whether they could do it on their own or needed help from their bacterial symbionts."

Etymology

From sym- + -biont.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /sɪmˈbaɪ.ɑnt/
British English: /sɪmˈbaɪ.ɒnt/

Inflected Forms

symbionts (plural)

Derived Forms

aposymbiont chemosymbiont ectosymbiont endosymbiont enterosymbiont episymbiont exosymbiont holosymbiont intersymbiont microsymbiont mycosymbiont parasymbiont

Frequently Paired Words

symbiosis symbiote symbiotic host parasite

Synonyms

symbiote

Rhymes With

photobiont mycobiont phycobiont cyanobiont

Questions

How do you pronounce symbiont?: The recorded pronunciation is /sɪmˈbaɪ.ɑnt/.
What does symbiont mean?: An organism that lives in a symbiotic relationship.
Where does symbiont come from?: From sym- + -biont.

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