cyanobiont
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌsaɪ.ə.nəʊˈbaɪ.ɒnt/, /-nə-/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌsaɪ.ə.noʊˈbaɪ.ɑnt/
- Rhymes: -aɪɒnt
- Hyphenation: cy‧a‧no‧bi‧ont
Noun
cyanobiont (plural cyanobionts)
- (biology) A cyanobacterium that lives in symbiosis a eukaryote; a cyanobacterial photobiont.
- Hypernyms: photobiont < symbiont
- Coordinate terms: mycobiont, phycobiont, schizobiont