cryptobiont

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noun

Any organism capable of cryptobiosis

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Meanings

nouncryptobiont (plural cryptobionts)

plural cryptobionts

  1. biologyAny organism capable of cryptobiosis

Origin

From crypto- + -biont.

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APA

cryptobiont. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryptobiont

MLA

“cryptobiont.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryptobiont. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cryptobiont,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryptobiont.

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