meta·bi·o·sis
| \ ˌmet-ə-bī-ˈō-səs
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plural metabioses\
-ˈō-sēz
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Medical Definition of metabiosis
: a mode of life in which one organism so depends on another that it cannot flourish unless the latter precedes and influences the environment favorably
Other Words from metabiosis
metabiotic
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-ˈät-ik
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adjective
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adjective
metabiotically
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-i-k(ə-)lē
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adverb
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adverb
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“Metabiosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/metabiosis. Accessed 27 Jun. 2022.
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