English Explanatory Dictionary

-biont

English dictionary entry

Meanings

suffix
  1. Forms nouns for a discrete living organism that has a specified mode of living.

Pronunciation

bī'ŏnt /ˈbaɪ.ɒnt/ bī'änt /ˈbaɪ.ɑnt/

Word forms

-biont

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”).

Related words

-biosis -biote -biotic
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