METABIOSIS


Meaning of METABIOSIS in English

ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌbīˈōsə̇s noun

Etymology: New Latin, from meta- + -biosis

: a mode of life in which one organism so depends on another that it cannot flourish unless the latter precedes and influences the environment favorably

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