microsymbiote

noun

mi·​cro·​symbiote

¦mīkrō+

: a microorganism living in symbiosis with a more advanced organism

the microsymbiotes of many insects

compare mycetocyte

Word History

Etymology

+ symbiote

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Rhymes for microsymbiote

• afloat
• azote
• banknote
• bareboat
• benzoate
• connote
• cutthroat
• demote
• denote
• devote
• endnote
• footnote