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endosymbiont

[ en-doh-sim-bee-ont, -bahy- ]

/ ˌɛn doʊˈsɪm biˌɒnt, -baɪ- /

noun

a symbiont that lives within the body of the host.

Words nearby endosymbiont

endosteoma, endosteum, endostosis, endostyle, endosulfan, endosymbiont, endosymbiosis, endotendineum, endothecium, endothelial dystrophy of cornea, endothelial myeloma

Also en·do·sym·bi·ote

[en-doh-sim-bee-oht, -bahy-] /ˌɛn doʊˈsɪm biˌoʊt, -baɪ-/.

Origin of endosymbiont

First recorded in 1935–40; endo- + symbiont

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

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