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symbiont in Portuguese

symbiont in Portuguese is simbionte — symbiont means a living thing that exists in a close relationship with another species.

symbiont in Portuguese

simbionte
noun
(ecology) An organism that lives in a symbiotic relationship.

What does "symbiont" mean?

  1. noun A living thing that exists in a close relationship with another species.
    "It had been known that sponges somehow took in dissolved organic matter, but it remained unclear whether they could do it on their own or needed help from their bacterial symbionts."
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symbiont in a sentence

  • It had been known that sponges somehow took in dissolved organic matter, but it remained unclear whether they could do it on their own or needed help from their bacterial symbionts.

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What is "symbiont" in Portuguese?
"symbiont" in Portuguese is simbionte. symbiont means: A living thing that exists in a close relationship with another species.
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