Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

idiobiont

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: id-io-biont
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Parasitic on an immobile host

noun

An organism which is a parasite on an immobile host

Etymology

From idio- + -biont.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: idio
Suffix: biont

Inflected Forms

idiobionts (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

idiobiosis

Questions

What does idiobiont mean?: Parasitic on an immobile host
Where does idiobiont come from?: From idio- + -biont.

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