METABIOSIS


Meaning of METABIOSIS in English

— metabiotic /met'euh buy ot"ik/ , adj. — metabiotically , adv.

/met'euh buy oh"sis/ , n. Biol.

a mode of living in which one organism is dependent on another for preparation of an environment in which it can live.

[ 1895-1900; META- + -BIOSIS ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .