SYMBIOSIS


Meaning of SYMBIOSIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌsim-bē-ˈō-səs, -ˌbī- ]

noun

( plural sym·bi·o·ses -ˌsēz)

Etymology: New Latin, from German Symbiose, from Greek symbiōsis state of living together, from symbioun to live together, from symbios living together, from syn- + bios life — more at quick

Date: 1622

1. : the living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism) ; especially : mutualism

2. : a cooperative relationship (as between two persons or groups)

the symbiosis …between the resident population and the immigrants — John Geipel

• sym·bi·ot·ic -ˈä-tik adjective

• sym·bi·ot·i·cal·ly -ti-k(ə-)lē adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.