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plesiobiosis

plesiobiosis noun: a close nesting association between two or more colonies of social insects with little actual interaction.

Noun

plesiobiosis (countable and uncountable, plural plesiobioses)

  1. A close nesting association between two or more colonies of social insects with little actual interaction.
    • This trophic parasitism is thought to have arisen from plesiobiosis, the habitual nesting of two species in very close proximity.1995, R.T. Carde, William J. Bell, Chemical Ecology of Insects 2, →ISBN, page 395
    • Scarcity of sites suitable for nesting promotes plesiobiosis in ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae).2004, Entomologica Fennica, page 211

Forms of plesiobiosis

pluralplesiobioses

Origin of plesiobiosis

From plesio- + -biosis.

Questions about plesiobiosis

What does plesiobiosis mean?
Plesiobiosis means a close nesting association between two or more colonies of social insects with little actual interaction.
What part of speech is plesiobiosis?
Plesiobiosis is a noun.
What is the plural of plesiobiosis?
The plural of plesiobiosis is plesiobioses.

Words near plesiobiosis in the dictionary

  1. plesimorphic
  2. plesio-
  3. plesiobiont
  4. plesiobionts
  5. plesiobioses
  6. plesiobiosis
  7. plesiobiotic
  8. plesiochelyid
  9. plesiochelyids
  10. plesiochronous
  11. plesiohedra

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