English Explanatory Dictionary

-ont

English dictionary entry

Meanings

suffix
  1. Indicating a life-form or life-stage, especially with regards to reproduction.

Word forms

-ont

Etymology

From Ancient Greek -ων (-ōn), the present participle ending ("-ing"). Scientific usage possibly originates from -biont.

Related words

ontology
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