"xenobiont" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: xenobionts [plural]
Etymology: From xeno- + -biont. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|xeno|biont}} xeno- + -biont Head templates: {{en-noun}} xenobiont (plural xenobionts)
  1. (biology) Any organism found in surroundings, or in association with another organism, in which it is normally absent. Categories (topical): Biology Translations (biology: organism found in surroundings, or in association with another organism, in which it is normally absent): xenobio [masculine] (Italian), xenobionte [masculine] (Italian)

Inflected forms

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