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symbiotically

symbiotically

1 6.8
In a way where two different living things help each other to live
  • adverb
  • /ˌsɪm.biˈɑ.tɪ.kli/
translation icon : simbióticamente
  • Some animals were meant to carry each other, to live symbiotically for a lifetime - star-crossed lovers, monogamous swans.
  • live symbiotically
  • bacteria that live symbiotically

Yeah, it's freaky when you start to think that you're essentially a host working symbiotically with all of these life forms to help us function and thrive.

Examples

  • If the shade trees include legumes, as is the case in many polycultural cacao farms, bacteria that live symbiotically in their roots supply the soil with usable nitrogen.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Two-shelled mollusks called bivalves, bacteria inhabiting the bivalves' gills, and seagrasses themselves all live symbiotically, new research reveals.

    Blog text (30)
  • The four steps of the educational process perform best when they work symbiotically.

    Academic text (1999)
  • The rest live symbiotically on the roots of living plants.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Look, throughout gestation, the zygote-embryo-fetus and the mother's body are symbiotically linked, existing in the same physical space and sharing the same risks.

    Blog text (25)
  • Yeah, it's freaky when you start to think that you're essentially a host working symbiotically with all of these life forms to help us function and thrive.

  • Clownfish live symbiotically with anemones, darting in and out of the anemones' tentacles, immune to their stings.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Clownfish live symbiotically with anemones, darting in and out of the anemones' tentacles, immune to their stings.

  • The bacteria in question are not disease organisms; rather, they live symbiotically with their scale-insect hosts, a relationship that is vital to both organisms.

  • If the shade trees include legumes, as is the case in many polycultural cacao farms, bacteria that live symbiotically in their roots supply the soil with usable nitrogen.

Antonyms

12 3.7

In a way that tries to win against others

In a way that shows anger and strong disagreement

How Interdependent

obligately
  • Specialized
8.4
symbiotically
1 6.8
mutually
79 3.3
independently
121 2.9

Surface Forms

symbiotically positive

Morphology

symbiotically = symbiotic (transparent) = symbiotic + ally

Regular adverb formation from the adjective 'symbiotic' using the productive suffix '-ally', yielding the predictable meaning 'in a symbiotic way'.

Etymology

The word symbiotically comes from two Greek parts meaning 'together', sym-, and 'life', bio, the same bio you see in biology. So to act symbiotically is to 'live together' in a close partnership that helps both sides.