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mycobiont

Syllables: my·co·bi·ontUK/ˌmaɪ.kəʊˈbaɪ.ɒnt/US/ˌmaɪ.koʊˈbaɪ.ɑnt/

mycobiont noun: a fungus that is a constituent of a lichen; a fungal symbiont.

Noun

mycobiont (plural mycobionts)

  1. A fungus that is a constituent of a lichen; a fungal symbiont.

Forms of mycobiont

pluralmycobionts
alternative formmicobiont

Origin of mycobiont

From myco- + -biont. First attested in 1957.

Words that rhyme with mycobiont

Questions about mycobiont

What does mycobiont mean?
Mycobiont means a fungus that is a constituent of a lichen; a fungal symbiont.
What part of speech is mycobiont?
Mycobiont is a noun.
How do you pronounce mycobiont?
Mycobiont is pronounced /ˌmaɪ.kəʊˈbaɪ.ɒnt/ (UK).
What is the plural of mycobiont?
The plural of mycobiont is mycobionts.

Words near mycobiont in the dictionary

  1. mycobactin
  2. mycobactins
  3. mycobiology
  4. mycobiome
  5. mycobiomes
  6. mycobiont
  7. mycobiontic
  8. mycobionts
  9. mycobiota
  10. mycobiotic
  11. mycocecidia

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