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aposymbiosis

aposymbiosis noun: a form of symbiosis in which two species live independently of each other, but their life cycles affect one another.

Noun

aposymbiosis (countable and uncountable, plural aposymbioses)

  1. A form of symbiosis in which two species live independently of each other, but their life cycles affect one another.

Forms of aposymbiosis

pluralaposymbioses

Origin of aposymbiosis

From apo- + symbiosis.

Questions about aposymbiosis

What does aposymbiosis mean?
Aposymbiosis means a form of symbiosis in which two species live independently of each other, but their life cycles affect one another.
What part of speech is aposymbiosis?
Aposymbiosis is a noun.
What is the plural of aposymbiosis?
The plural of aposymbiosis is aposymbioses.

Words near aposymbiosis in the dictionary

  1. apostume
  2. apostumes
  3. aposymbiont
  4. aposymbionts
  5. aposymbioses
  6. aposymbiosis
  7. aposymbiotic
  8. aposymbiotically
  9. aposyndetic
  10. Apotactic
  11. Apotactici

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