| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|äd.]ik, ät], ]ēk adjective
also sym·bi·ot·i·cal ]ə̇kəl
Etymology: symbiotic from New Latin symbi osis + International Scientific Vocabulary -otic; symbiotical from symbiotic + -al
: relating to, characterized by, living in, or resulting from a state of symbiosis — compare free-living , parasitic
• sym·bi·ot·i·cal·ly ]ə̇k(ə)lē\ adverb