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单词 macrobiote
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macrobioten.

Origin: Probably a borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek μακροβιότης.
Etymology: Probably < ancient Greek μακροβιότης longevity (see macrobiotic adj.). N.E.D. (1904) gives the pronunciation of the second element as (-bəi·out) /-ˈbaɪəʊt/.
Obsolete. rare.
A long-lived person.
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1882 Pop. Sci. Monthly Sept. 590 The Thessalian mountaineers were the macrobiotes, the long-livers, par excellence, of the Roman Empire.
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