BIOLOGY
- a close connection between different types of organisms in which they live together and benefit from each other
- a relationship between two types of animal or plant in which each provides for the other the conditions necessary for its continued existence
- a relationship between people or organizations that depend on each other equally
Mirriam-Webster
symbiosis
1: the living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism)
especially : MUTUALISM
2: a cooperative relationship (as between two persons or groups)
the symbiosis … between the resident population and the immigrants—John Geipel
- (biology) the relationship between two different living creatures that live close together and depend on each other in particular ways, each getting particular benefits from the other
- The birds live in symbiosis with the cattle, picking insects from their skin to eat.
- a relationship between people, companies, etc. that is to the advantage of both
- She imagined us living in a perfect mother and daughter symbiosis.
Learn more about Mutualistic Symbiosis:
- Definition of Symbiosis – CAMBRIDGE DICTIONARY
- Mutualism (MYOO-choo-wuh-lih-zum) Noun. Relationship between organisms of different species, in which both organisms benefit from the association.
- When corals met algae: Symbiotic relationship crucial to reef survival dates to the Triassic. PRINCETON UNIV.
- Symbiosis: The Art of Living Together – NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
- Symbiosis | Definition, Types & Examples – STUDY.COM