1. the quality of being ancient or very old: a vase of great antiquity. 2. the far distant past, esp the time preceding the Middle Ages in Europe. 3. the people of ancient times collectively; the ancients.
â¢ SYMBIOTIC (adjective). The adjective SYMBIOTIC has 1 sense: 1. used of organisms (especially of different species) living together but not necessarily in a relation beneficial to each. Familiarity information: SYMBIOTIC used as an adjective is very rare. SYMBIOTIC (adjective). The adjective SYMBIOTIC has 1 sense: 1. used of organisms (especially of different species) living together but not necessarily in a relation beneficial to each. Familiarity information: SYMBIOTIC used as an adjective is very rare.
Definition. A symbiont is an organism that is very closely associated with another, usually larger, organism. This larger organism is called a host. A symbiont can live on, in, or sometimes very near its host.There are two categories of symbionts: 1  An ectosymbiont lives outside of its host's cells.eutralism is when a symbiont and a host have no effect on each other. It is practically impossible to confirm or find in nature because all organisms living together have some kind of impact on each other.