-biont

-biont

suff. Living organism; mode of living: halobiont.
[bi(o)- + -ont.]

-biont

, a combining form meaning “an organism” or “a part of an organism” that takes the form or lives in the environment specified by the initial element: phycobiont. [< Greek biont-, s. of biṓn, present participle of bioûn to live]