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Definition of Endosymbiont
1. Noun. (ecology) An organism that lives within the body or cells of another organism. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Endosymbiont
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Endosymbiont
1. An organism which lives within the body of another organism (its host) as part of an endosymbiotic relationship. (09 Oct 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Endosymbiont
Literary usage of Endosymbiont
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"Cronquist pointed out the unnecessary complexities introduced by the endosymbiont
theory—the need for three different endosymbionts in order to explain the ..."
2. A Festschrift for Herman Rubin by Anirban DasGupta, Herman Rubin (2004)
"The photosynthetic endosymbiont became dependent on host genetic information for
maintenance and evolved into an organelle specialized for CO2 fixation. ..."
3. A Briefer History of Time: From the Big Bang to the Big Mac by Eric Schulman (1999)
"endosymbiont: An organism in a symbiotic relationship with the organism within
which it is living. Energy barrier: A region that requires a certain amount ..."
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