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Meaning of eobiont | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
/ˌiːəʊˈbaɪɒnt/

Definitions

  1. A hypothetical primordial life-form or chemical precursor to a living organism.
  2. An artificially created creature; a Frankenstein's monster.

Examples

“Only when “eobionts”—primordial organisms equipped with a primitive metabolism—began to multiply efficiently was this material used up.”
“In the Dutch novelist Harry Mulisch’s The Procedure, the protagonist Victor Werker is the creator of artificial life in the form of the Eobiont (Mulisch 2001).”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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