endosymbiont

[ en-doh-sim-bee-ont, -bahy- ]
/ ˌɛn doʊˈsɪm biˌɒnt, -baɪ- /

noun

a symbiont that lives within the body of the host.

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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

Words nearby endosymbiont

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