"-biont" meaning in English

See -biont in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /ˈbaɪ.ɒnt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈbaɪ.ɑnt/ [General-American]
enPR: bī'ŏnt [Received-Pronunciation], bī'änt [General-American] Etymology: Probably from German, modification of Ancient Greek βῐούντ- (bĭoúnt-), βιῶν (biôn, “living”), present participle of βῐοῦν (bĭoûn, “to live”), from βῐ́ος (bĭ́os, “mode of life”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|-}} German, {{der|en|grc||βῐούντ-}} Ancient Greek βῐούντ- (bĭoúnt-) Head templates: {{en-noun}} -biont (noun-forming suffix)
  1. (biology) Forms nouns for a discrete living organism that has a specified mode of living. Tags: morpheme Related terms: -biosis, -biote, -biotic Translations (organism with specified mode of living): -biont [masculine] (German), -biont [masculine] (Polish)

Alternative forms

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Download raw JSONL data for -biont meaning in English (2.3kB)

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