English Explanatory Dictionary

symbiotic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of, or relating to symbiosis; living together.
  2. Of a relationship with mutual benefit between two individuals, organisms, or groups.
noun
  1. A symbiotic star.

Pronunciation

/ˌsɪm.baɪˈɒt.ɪk/ /ˌsɪm.biˈɒt.ɪk/ /ˌsɪm.baɪˈɑt.ɪk/ /ˌsɪm.biˈɑt.ɪk/ en-us-symbiotic.ogg en-au-symbiotic.ogg

Word forms

symbiotic symbiotics

Etymology

From symbiosis + -tic, from Ancient Greek συμβίωσις (sumbíōsis), from σύν (sún, “with”) + βίος (bíos, “life”).

Synonyms

mutualistic

Related words

symbiont symbiote

Derived words

asymbiotic chemosymbiotic ectosymbiotic endosymbiotic episymbiotic exosymbiotic microsymbiotic nonsymbiotic parasymbiotic perisymbiotic photosymbiotic phylosymbiotic presymbiotic symbiotically
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