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US
/ˌsɪmbiˈɑtɪk/
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[ UK /sˌɪmbaɪˈɒtɪk/ ]
[ UK /sˌɪmbaɪˈɒtɪk/ ]
ADJECTIVE
- used of organisms (especially of different species) living together but not necessarily in a relation beneficial to each
How To Use symbiotic In A Sentence
- It is difficult and unreasonable to separate the soundtrack from the film; they are symbiotic.
- `The bacteria in the cytoplasm are commensal, but not symbiotic - they help the cell respire and metabolize its food. VITALS
- Different populations living together and interacting. Populations can interact as competitors, predator and prey, or symbiotically.
- This would be analogous to the process of endosymbiotic gene replacement that now appears to be common.
- The symbiotic relationship between Italian food and the country's identity is a subject that has been explored and documented extensively. The Times Literary Supplement
- But it also fits with other evidence of a long-term symbiotic relationship between the Bushes and the bin-Ladens. Consortiumnews.com
- They have a sort of symbiotic relationship and mutual need for each other.
- This symbiotic relationship keeps both alive. Times, Sunday Times
- These resemble the foot of some specialized bivalves (Solemya or Lucina) used to penetrate putrid sediment to release H 2 S consumed by symbiotic chemoautotrophic bacteria.
- At least one report suggests that the number of bacterial strains that are symbiotic or commensal is limited.