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metabiosis
[ met-uh-bahy-oh-sis ]
noun
Biology.
- a mode of living in which one organism is dependent on another for preparation of an environment in which it can live.
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Other 51Թ Forms
- ···dz· [met-, uh, -bahy-, ot, -ik], adjective
- a··dzi·· adverb
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of metabiosis1
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Example Sentences
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Of these five organisms, it would appear that four live in metabiosis, the streptobacilli and bacilli hydrolyse the milk sugar, the components of which are split up by the yeast to alcohol and carbon-dioxide.
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