Instead of depending on its symbiont only for support, it also takes water and practically all of its food from it (Fred W. Emerson).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
en|do|sym|bi|ont — «EHN doh SIHM by ont, bee », noun. a microorganism that has adapted itself to existence within the cell or cells of other organisms: »One attractive hypothesis is that the mitochondria and chloroplasts present today in plant and animal cells once … Useful english dictionary
ont — para·bi·ont; sym·bi·ont; trog·lo·bi·ont; troph·o·bi·ont; ces·tra·ci·ont; sap·ro·bi·ont; … English syllables
sym- — → syn syn , syl , sym . éléments, du gr. sun, avec . sym V. syn . ⇒SYN , SYL , SYM , SY , élém. formant Élém. tiré du gr. « ensemble, en même temps, avec », entrant dans la constr. de nombreux adj. et subst. de la lang. sc. et techn., ainsi que… … Encyclopédie Universelle
symbiont — sym·bi·ont … English syllables
symbiont — sym·bi·ont sim .bī .änt, bē n an organism living in symbiosis esp the smaller member of a symbiotic pair called also symbiote sym·bi·on·tic .sim .bī änt ik, bē adj * * * sym·bi·ont (simґbi ont) (simґbe ont) [syn + Gr. bioun to live] an organism… … Medical dictionary
symbiont — sym•bi•ont [[t]ˈsɪm biˌɒnt, baɪ [/t]] n. ecl an organism living in a state of symbiosis • Etymology: 1885–90; < Gk symbiont , s. of symbiṓn, prp. of symbioûn to live together; see symbiosis, biont sym bi•on′tic, adj … From formal English to slang
Symbiont — Sym|bi|ont der; en, en (meist Plur.) <zu gr. symbiõn, Gen. symbioũntos, Part. Präs. von symbioũn »zusammenleben«> in einer Symbiose (1) lebende, meist in ihrer systematischen Stellung weit voneinander entfernt stehende Organismen (Biol.) … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
endosymbiont — en·do·sym·bi·ont .en dō sim .bī .änt, bē also en·do·sym·bi·ote .ōt n a symbiotic organism living within the body of its partner * * * en·do·sym·bi·ont (en″do simґbe ont) [endo + symbiont] a symbiont which lives within the cells of its… … Medical dictionary
endosymbiosis — en•do•sym•bi•o•sis [[t]ˌɛn doʊˌsɪm biˈoʊ sɪs, baɪ [/t]] n. ecl symbiosis in which one symbiont lives within the body of the other • Etymology: 1935–40 en do•sym′bi•ont ˌɒnt en do•sym bi•ot′ic ˈɒt ɪk adj … From formal English to slang
ectosymbiont — ec·to·sym·bi·ont (ek″to simґbe ont) a symbiont that lives outside the body of the organism with which it is biologically related … Medical dictionary
