symbiote

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UK, US/ˈsɪmbaɪ̯əʊt/US/ˈsɪmbi̯ɔʊt/

noun

Synonym of symbiont.

Similar
symbiont
OriginEnglish sym- ← Ancient Greek σῠμ- (sŭm-) ← Proto-Hellenic *ksún →
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Meanings

nounsymbiote (plural symbiotes)

plural symbiotes

  1. Synonym of symbiont.

    Synonyms: symbiont

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of symbiont.

Similar
symbiont
Also see
symbiont

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱómder.?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*sem-der.?
  4. Proto-Hellenic*ksún
  5. Ancient Greekσύν (sún)
  6. Ancient Greekσῠν- (sŭn-)
  7. Ancient Greekσῠμ- (sŭm-)
  8. Englishsym-
  9. Englishsymbiote

From sym- + -biote.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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