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Noun: symbiosis (symbioses)  `sim-bI'ow-sis
  1. The relation between two different species of organisms that are interdependent; each gains benefits from the other
    - mutualism

Derived forms: symbioses

See also: symbiotic

Type of: interdependence, interdependency, mutuality

Encyclopedia: Symbiosis

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