xenobiosis
noun
xeno·biosis
\¦zenəˌbī¦ōsə̇s\
Definition of xenobiosis
xenobioses
\-ōˌsēz\: symbiosis in which members of two species of ants live together in the same nest but do not rear their young in common
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Origin and Etymology of xenobiosis
New Latin, from xen- + -biosis
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