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    SYMBIOSIS

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    The relation between two different species of organisms that are interdependent; each gains benefits from the otherplay

    Synonyms:

    mutualism; symbiosis

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas

    Hypernyms ("symbiosis" is a kind of...):

    interdependence; interdependency; mutuality (a reciprocal relation between interdependent entities (objects or individuals or groups))

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "symbiosis"):

    trophobiosis (a symbiotic relation in which one organism protects the other in return for some kind of food product)

    Derivation:

    symbiotic (used of organisms (especially of different species) living together but not necessarily in a relation beneficial to each)

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