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microbiont

microbiont noun: a microorganism that has a close relationship with a host.

Noun

microbiont (plural microbionts)

  1. A microorganism that has a close relationship with a host

Forms of microbiont

pluralmicrobionts

Origin of microbiont

From micro- + -biont.

Questions about microbiont

What does microbiont mean?
Microbiont means a microorganism that has a close relationship with a host.
What part of speech is microbiont?
Microbiont is a noun.
What is the plural of microbiont?
The plural of microbiont is microbionts.

Words near microbiont in the dictionary

  1. microbiomial
  2. microbiomic
  3. microbiomics
  4. microbion
  5. microbions
  6. microbiont
  7. microbionts
  8. microbiophobia
  9. microbiopsies
  10. microbiopsy
  11. microbioreactor

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