Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗suffix
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryIndicating a life-form or life-stage, especially with regards to reproduction.
From Ancient Greek -ων (-ōn), the present participle ending ("-ing"). Scientific usage possibly originates from -biont.
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- Derivation mention-ωνgrc
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