Synonym for symbion ... Symbiont ... An organism associated with another in symbiosis. ... Synonym: mutualist, symbiote. ... Origin: G. Symbion, neut. Of symbios, living together ... (05 Mar 2000) ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973
An organism living in symbiosis; usually the smaller member of a symbiotic pair of dissimilar size (also called the micro-symbiote); frequently, those micro-organisms associated in a regular mutualistic manner with insects and other invertebrates; usually preferred to 'symbiont'. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contributions.php