单词 | symbiote |
释义 | > as lemmassymbiote symbiote n. /ˈsɪmbɪəʊt//-baɪ-/ [for ending compare zygote n.] (a) a combination of two symbiotic organisms; (b) = symbiont n.; also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > balance of nature > organisms in interrelationship > [noun] > one or each of two commensal1872 mutualist1874 symbiont1887 symbiote1897 parasymbiont1911 partner1924 parabiont1935 coactee1939 coactor1939 epibiont1949 the world > life > biology > balance of nature > organisms in interrelationship > [noun] > combination of two symbiote1897 1897 Nature 2 Dec. 119/1 It may be a symbiote involving some gigantic rhizopod..and a bacterial organism. 1923 Anat. Rec. XXV. 2 Portier believes that the ‘symbiotes’ are especial microorganisms found in great abundance in nature. They are constantly entering and leaving the host organism. 1925 Jrnl. Infectious Dis. 36 94 The intracellular bacteria have been designated as ‘symbiotes’. 1953 R. P. Hall Protozool. x. 528 Endoparasites which participate in symbiosis, an association involving mutual benefits to host and parasite, are known as symbiotes. 1953 Parasitology 42 261 Symbiosis can be broadly divided into the three well-recognized categories: commensalism (where the host is for all practical purposes unaffected by the presence of the symbiote), parasitism (where the host is injured), and mutualism (where the host is benefited). 1970 Times Lit. Suppl. 14 Aug. 899/5 His suggestion of a future man as a bio-mechanical symbiote. < as lemmas |
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