diplobiont

noun

dip·​lo·​bi·​ont

¦diplō¦bīˌänt,

də̇ˈplōbēˌänt

plural -s

: an organism in which a haploid generation alternates with a usually morphologically dissimilar diploid generation compare diplohaplont

diplobiontic

¦diplōˌbī¦äntik

də̇¦plōbē¦äntik

adjective

Word History

Etymology

dipl- + -biont

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