1 (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.
2 a relationship between people, companies, etc. that is to the advantage of both:
She imagined us living in a perfect mother and daughter symbiosis.
symbiotic adjective:
a symbiotic relationship
symbiotically adverb
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