How to Pronounce "symbiont"
word
ˈsɪm.baɪ.ɑnt
SIM-by-ant
ˈsɪm.bɪ.ɒnt
SIM-bi-ont
Definition
A symbiont is an organism that lives closely together with another organism, usually in a relationship where both benefit, like bacteria living inside certain animals.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈsɪm.baɪ.ɑnt
British English
ˈsɪm.bɪ.ɒnt
Simplified Pronunciation
US
SIM-by-ant
UK
SIM-bi-ont
Listen in Context
A lichen is made up of two symbionts living together.
Some fish and their cleaner shrimp are symbionts.
The bacteria inside your gut are also symbionts.
Coral reefs wouldn't exist without their tiny symbionts living inside them.