parabiontn.
/ˌparəˈbʌɪɒnt/, U.S. /ˌpɛrəˈbaɪˌɑnt/ Biology.
An animal in a parabiotic union.
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commensal1872
mutualist1874
symbiont1887
symbiote1897
parasymbiont1911
partner1924
parabiont1935
coactee1939
coactor1939
epibiont1949
1935 Proc. Soc. Exper. Biol. & Med. 1935–6 33 568 Since the serum from each parabiont agglutinated the cells of both Pearlneck and Ring dove, it would seem that cellular differences were present other than those particular to each of the 2 species.
1955 Anat. Rec. 112 225 The lateral one-third of the adjacent kidneys in each parabiont was excised.
1970 Nature 19 Dec. 1186/2 The abdominal cavities of the parabionts were connected by a common free canal.
1996 Clin. & Investigative Med. 19 4/2 The unoperated animal served as the control parabiont.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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