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symbion

sym·bi·on [ símbī òn ] (plural sym·bi·ons)


noun 
Definition:
 
tiny sea organism: a tiny sea organism that lives in the mouth hairs of the Norwegian lobster. Discovered in 1995, it was classified as Cycliophora, a new phylum of animals. Latin name Symbion pandora.

[Late 20th century. <sym- + Greek bioun "live"; because it lives in symbiosis with the lobster]
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