symbiont
/sim-bee-ont, -bahy-/US // ˈsɪm biˌɒnt, -baɪ- //UK // (ˈsɪmbɪˌɒnt) //
共生体,共生人,共融体,共生
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
Biology.
- : an organism living in a state of symbiosis.
Examples
The symbiont that’s helping Caribbean corals is, according to his analysis, an invasive species.
The change may represent an adjustment not of bacteria, but of algal symbionts better suited to higher temperatures.
Aphids’ ability to tolerate warm temperatures, she has shown, depends on what strain of bacterial symbiont they harbor.
The smaller partner has commonly been called a symbiont or symbiote by authors.
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