sclerobiont

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noun

Any organism that lives on a hard surface, or bores into one

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Meanings

nounsclerobiont (plural sclerobionts)

plural sclerobionts

  1. Any organism that lives on a hard surface, or bores into one

Origin

From sclero- + -biont.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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