schizobiont

schi·zo·bi·ont
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UK/ˌskɪt.səʊˈbaɪ.ɒnt/UK/-sə-/US/ˌskɪt.soʊˈbaɪ.ɑnt/

noun

A bacterium that lives in symbiosis with a lichen thallus; a bacterial symbiont.

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Meanings

nounschizobiont (plural schizobionts)

plural schizobionts

  1. datedrarebiologyA bacterium that lives in symbiosis with a lichen thallus; a bacterial symbiont.

Origin

From schizo- + -biont.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with schizobiont

symbiontcyanobiontmycobiontphotobiontphycobiont
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Cite this entry
APA

schizobiont. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/schizobiont

MLA

“schizobiont.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/schizobiont. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “schizobiont,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/schizobiont.

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