endosymbioticadj.

Brit.

/ˌɛndəʊsɪmbʌɪˈɒtɪk/,

/ˌɛndəʊsɪmbɪˈɒtɪk/, U.S.

/ˈˌɛndoʊˌsɪmbaɪˈɑdɪk/,

/ˌɛndoʊˌsɪmbiˈɑdik/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: endo- prefix and comb. form, symbiotic adj. at symbiosis n. Derivatives.

Etymology: < endo- prefix and comb. form + symbiotic adj. at symbiosis n. Derivatives, after endosymbiosis n.

Biology.

Of, relating to, or exhibiting endosymbiosis.

ΚΠ

1956 Systematic Zool. 5 91/1 Their common lack of a mouth..is of secondary importance, having doubtless come about in parallel with their adaptation to an endosymbiotic existence.

1989 Nature 26 Jan. 380/1 It is generally accepted that chloroplasts arose from one or more endosymbiotic events.

1997 G. S. Helfman et al. Diversity of Fishes xviii. 332/1 Unlike insects and many herbivorous vertebrates, fishes also generally lack endosymbiotic bacteria and other microbes that aid in digestion of plant matter.

Derivatives

ˌendosymbiˈotically adv. through or as a result of endosymbiosis.

ΚΠ

1977 Ann. Rev. Ecol. & Systematics 8 38 If the characteristic organelles of the eukaryotic cells indeed represent endosymbiotically simplified prokaryocytes.., it is not difficult to continue the process of simplification to the level of a poxvirus.

1996 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 93 14621/2 A concentrated search for endosymbiotically-derived genes..may help to decide which groups, if any, truly never had mitochondria.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	endosymbiotic
释义	endosymbioticadj. Brit. /ˌɛndəʊsɪmbʌɪˈɒtɪk/, /ˌɛndəʊsɪmbɪˈɒtɪk/, U.S. /ˈˌɛndoʊˌsɪmbaɪˈɑdɪk/, /ˌɛndoʊˌsɪmbiˈɑdik/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: endo- prefix and comb. form, symbiotic adj. at symbiosis n. Derivatives. Etymology: < endo- prefix and comb. form + symbiotic adj. at symbiosis n. Derivatives, after endosymbiosis n. Biology. Of, relating to, or exhibiting endosymbiosis. ΚΠ 1956 Systematic Zool. 5 91/1 Their common lack of a mouth..is of secondary importance, having doubtless come about in parallel with their adaptation to an endosymbiotic existence. 1989 Nature 26 Jan. 380/1 It is generally accepted that chloroplasts arose from one or more endosymbiotic events. 1997 G. S. Helfman et al. Diversity of Fishes xviii. 332/1 Unlike insects and many herbivorous vertebrates, fishes also generally lack endosymbiotic bacteria and other microbes that aid in digestion of plant matter. Derivatives ˌendosymbiˈotically adv. through or as a result of endosymbiosis. ΚΠ 1977 Ann. Rev. Ecol. & Systematics 8 38 If the characteristic organelles of the eukaryotic cells indeed represent endosymbiotically simplified prokaryocytes.., it is not difficult to continue the process of simplification to the level of a poxvirus. 1996 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 93 14621/2 A concentrated search for endosymbiotically-derived genes..may help to decide which groups, if any, truly never had mitochondria. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1956
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