symbiont
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- noun
- /ˈsɪm.bi.ɒnt/
- Specialized
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simbionte
- In a mutualistic relationship, the symbiont helps the host thrive by providing essential nutrients.
- host and symbiont
- algal symbionts
- bacterial symbionts
You know, every living thing has, has, has a microbiome has has its sort of symbionts that, that, that, that they live with.
- You know, every living thing has, has, has a microbiome has has its sort of symbionts that, that, that, that they live with.
Examples
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The clownfish protects its symbiont, the sea anemone, from predators while gaining shelter in return.
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Coral reefs are formed by tiny animals called polyps and their algal symbionts, which work together to create vibrant ecosystems.
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The host body actually seems to draw some benefit from the symbiont in Star Trek episodes.
Blog text (19) -
"A new development in the story of McNulty's Symbiont," she said.
Fiction book (1991) -
You and the Naboo form a symbiont circle.
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We've never tried to get a symbiont to do anything voluntarily.
Fiction book (1991) -
The vast majority of plants, for example, take up nutrients through interactions with root symbionts.
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The squid might settle in areas where potential symbionts are plentiful.
Academic text (1993) -
Organism interactions: Predators, herbivores, and symbionts directly connect functional groups or species across the soil or sediment surface.
Academic text (2000) -
Resistant and susceptible trees also have different species and numbers of bacterial symbionts and associated mycorrhizal fungi.
Academic text (2001)
Synonyms
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A living thing that lives very close to another living thing so both benefit
A living thing that helps another so both benefit
How Mutual
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word symbiont comes from Greek parts sym- meaning 'together' and bio meaning 'life', the same bio you see in biology. So a symbiont is a living thing that lives together with another and often helps its partner.