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photobiont

/ˌfoʊ.toʊˈbaɪ.ɑnt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pho-to-bi-ont
IPA
/ˌfoʊ.toʊˈbaɪ.ɑnt/
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A photosynthetic symbiont, especially those in symbiosis with fungi in lichen.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English -biont English photobiont From photo- + -biont.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌfoʊ.toʊˈbaɪ.ɑnt/
  • British English: /ˌfəʊ.təʊˈbaɪ.ɒnt/

Inflected Forms

photobionts (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

mycobiont schizobiont

Rhymes With

symbiont mycobiont phycobiont cyanobiont

Questions

How do you pronounce photobiont?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌfoʊ.toʊˈbaɪ.ɑnt/.
What does photobiont mean?
A photosynthetic symbiont, especially those in symbiosis with fungi in lichen.
Where does photobiont come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English -biont English photobiont From photo- + -biont.

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