different between symbiont vs symbiosis

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

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ????????? (sumbí?sis, “living together”); synchronically, syn- +? -biosis.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /s?mba??o?s?s/, /s?mbi?o?s?s/
• Rhymes: -??s?s

Noun

symbiosis (plural symbioses)

1. A relationship of mutual benefit, especially among different species.
   1. (ecology) A close, prolonged association between two or more organisms of different species that normally benefits both members. An interspecies cooperation.
2. (biology) A close, prolonged association between two or more organisms of different species, regardless of benefit to the members.
3. (possibly obsolete) The state of people living together in a community.

Derived terms

• Symbionese
• symbiotic
• symbiology

Related terms

• semiosis
• symbiont
• symbiote

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