symbiosis
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- noun
- /ˌsɪm.biˈoʊ.sɪs/
- Specialized
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simbiotismo
- For a while, we maintained a freewheeling, if delicate, symbiosis of interchangeable adults and children.
- obligate symbiosis
- symbiosis between corals
- plant-fungus symbiosis
The dividing line between parasitism and symbiosis is not so clear.
- The dividing line between parasitism and symbiosis is not so clear.
- And so really this this nice, you know, sort of both symbiosis, but speaks to Co evolution between between those organisms.
- It just happens because they fall out of symbiosis, right?
- And so, yeah, it's, it's a mutual sort of cycle symbiosis.
Examples
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The clownfish and the sea anemone live in a symbiosis that protects both species from predators.
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Indeed, the conqueror's decision emblematizes the symbiosis between poet and soldier in the ancient world.
Academic text (2002) -
And not every symbiosis is that way, but there are certainly some cases in which this is a win win for both.
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You and I are part of this weird symbiosis.
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If we do achieve symbiosis, they should be able to survive here, but also we would be able to survive there.
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"We're also interested in the ecological implications of the symbiosis," says Ruby.
Academic text (1993) -
Establishing an economic symbiosis between species isn't easy, but it can be worth the effort.
Fiction book (1998) -
The lichens do receive brief consideration as a classic example of symbiosis.
Academic text (2001) -
The fungus and algae live together in a close relationship called symbiosis.
Academic text (2000) -
A lichen is a symbiosis between a fungi and an algae and or cyanobacteria.
Synonyms
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6.7
A partnership where two different animals or plants help each other
How Mutual
Surface Forms
Morphology
symbiosis = sym + bio + sis
The word is a learned Greek-based formation whose parts are not transparent to an average B1 learner, even if its biological meaning is historically compositional.
Etymology
Symbiosis comes from Greek parts sym- meaning 'together' and bios meaning 'life', so it literally means 'living together'. That's why symbiosis describes a close relationship where two different species live together and each one benefits the other.