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pelobiont

pelobiont noun: a form of flagellated protist that lacks mitochondria.

Noun

pelobiont (plural pelobionts)

  1. A form of flagellated protist that lacks mitochondria

Forms of pelobiont

pluralpelobionts

Origin of pelobiont

Presumably from Ancient Greek πηλός (pēlós, “mud”) + -biont.

Questions about pelobiont

What does pelobiont mean?
Pelobiont means a form of flagellated protist that lacks mitochondria.
What part of speech is pelobiont?
Pelobiont is a noun.
What is the plural of pelobiont?
The plural of pelobiont is pelobionts.

Words near pelobiont in the dictionary

  1. pelobatidean
  2. pelobatideans
  3. pelobatids
  4. pelobatoid
  5. pelobatoids
  6. pelobiont
  7. pelobionts
  8. peloderan
  9. pelodryadine
  10. pelodytid
  11. pelodytids

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