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cryptobiont

cryptobiont noun: any organism capable of cryptobiosis.

Noun

cryptobiont (plural cryptobionts)

  1. Any organism capable of cryptobiosis

Forms of cryptobiont

pluralcryptobionts

Origin of cryptobiont

From crypto- + -biont.

Questions about cryptobiont

What does cryptobiont mean?
Cryptobiont means any organism capable of cryptobiosis.
What part of speech is cryptobiont?
Cryptobiont is a noun.
What is the plural of cryptobiont?
The plural of cryptobiont is cryptobionts.

Words near cryptobiont in the dictionary

  1. cryptobabble
  2. cryptobasidiaceous
  3. cryptobenthic
  4. cryptobillionaire
  5. cryptobillionaires
  6. cryptobiont
  7. cryptobionts
  8. cryptobiosis
  9. cryptobiotic
  10. cryptobioturbation
  11. cryptoblast

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