different between parasitic vs symbiont

English

Alternative forms

• parasitical

Etymology

parasite +? -ic

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /pæ.???s?t.?k/
• (US) IPA^(key): /p??.??s?t.?k/

Adjective

parasitic (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to a biological or symbolic parasite.
2. Drawing upon another organism for sustenance.
3. Exploiting another for personal gain.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

parasitic (plural parasitics)

1. (electronics) A component of a circuit that does not show up in a circuit's schematic but does show up in the circuit's behavior.

English

Etymology

From sym- +? -biont.

Noun

symbiont (plural symbionts)

1. (ecology) An organism that lives in a symbiotic relationship.

   Synonym: symbiote

Derived terms

Related terms

• symbiote
• symbiotic
• symbiosis

See also

• host
• parasite

Translations

Czech

Noun

symbiont m

1. symbiote, symbiont (ecology)

Related terms

• symbióza
• symbiotický

Dutch

Etymology

Probably borrowed. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s?m.bi??nt/
• Hyphenation: sym?bi?ont
• Rhymes: -?nt

Noun

symbiont m or n (plural symbionten)

1. A symbiont, a symbiote.

   Synonym: symbioot

Related terms

• symbiose
• symbiotisch

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s?m.b??nt/

Noun

symbiont m inan

1. (biology) symbiont, symbiote

Declension

Related terms

• (noun) symbioza
• (adjective) symbiotyczny
• (adverb) symbiotycznie

Further reading

• symbiont in Polish dictionaries at PWN