-biontcomb. form

Primary stress is attracted to the first syllable of this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Greek βιουντ-, βιοῦν.

Etymology: Irregularly < ancient Greek βιουντ-, present participial stem of βιοῦν to live < βίος life (see bio- comb. form), probably after symbiont n. and formations in -ont comb. form.Found in a small number of formations from the early 20th cent. onwards. Compare also protobiont n. 1 for an apparently isolated early example in the late 19th cent.

Biology.

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Forming nouns denoting kinds of living organism, esp. with reference to particular modes of life, as haplobiont, photobiont, protobiont.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	-biont
释义	-biontcomb. form Primary stress is attracted to the first syllable of this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Greek βιουντ-, βιοῦν. Etymology: Irregularly < ancient Greek βιουντ-, present participial stem of βιοῦν to live < βίος life (see bio- comb. form), probably after symbiont n. and formations in -ont comb. form.Found in a small number of formations from the early 20th cent. onwards. Compare also protobiont n. 1 for an apparently isolated early example in the late 19th cent. Biology. Categories » Forming nouns denoting kinds of living organism, esp. with reference to particular modes of life, as haplobiont, photobiont, protobiont. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < comb. form
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