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symbiotic
Variant of symbiosis
symbiosis
definition
sym·bi·osis (sim′bī ō′sis, -bē-)
noun
- Biol. the intimate living together of two kinds of organisms, esp. if such association is of mutual advantage
- a similar relationship of mutual interdependence
Etymology: ModL < Gr symbiōsis < symbioun, to live together < syn-, together + bios, life: see bio-
Related Forms:
- symbiotic sym′·bi·ot′ic (-ät′ik) adjective
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