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bryobiont

bryobiont noun: any organism that lives in moss.

Noun

bryobiont (plural bryobionts)

  1. Any organism that lives in moss.
    • In association with mosses, Protozoa may be divided into three types, namely bryobiont, bryophile and omnicolous.1981, Symposium on Qinghai Xizang (Tibet) Plateau, Geological and Ecological Studies of Qinghai-Xizang Plateau: Environmental and ecology of Qinghai-Xizang Plateau, Science Press, page 1121
    • The hydrophilid Cretinis punctatostriata is a true bryobiont, spending its entire life in Sphagnum (Matthey, 1977).1982, A. Smith, editor, Bryophyte Ecology, Springer Netherlands, page 302

Forms of bryobiont

pluralbryobionts

Origin of bryobiont

Ancient Greek, from bryo- + -biont.

Questions about bryobiont

What does bryobiont mean?
Bryobiont means any organism that lives in moss.
What part of speech is bryobiont?
Bryobiont is a noun.
What is the plural of bryobiont?
The plural of bryobiont is bryobionts.

Words near bryobiont in the dictionary

  1. Brynmenyn
  2. Brynn
  3. brynza
  4. bryo-
  5. bryobia
  6. bryobiont
  7. bryobionts
  8. bryocorine
  9. bryocorines
  10. bryodin
  11. bryoflora

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