bio-, bi-, -bia, -bial, -bian, -bion, -biont, -bius, -biosis, -bium, -biotic, -biotical +

The study of the biological and genetic basis of social organization and social behavior and their evolution in animals, a field of study that has caused controversy when applied to human social behavior and organization.

A person who specializes in the study of organisms that live in caves.

A reference to an organism requiring a stable uniform habitat.

A reference to an organism requiring a stable uniform habitat.

Dispersal by a subgroup of similar biotopes (environmental conditions suitable for certain fauna and flora) in a specific geographical habitat; a subdivided habitat.

Dispersal by several groups of biotopes or several fauna and flora habitats collectively.

The study of symbiosis.

An organism participating in a symbiotic relationship.

The term tends to be used more in reference to mutualists (relation between two different species of organisms that are interdependent; each gains benefits from the other) than to parasites, commensals (relationship in which one species derives some benefit while the other is unaffected), or other types of symbionts.

An organism associated with another in symbiosis; a symbiotic organism.

A fear of any intimate association with another life form or a dependency on another person.

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Living with other species is an example of symbiosis and that is what you will see here.

An organism or species living in a state of symbiosis.

A reference to, or relating to, symbiosis.

1. Living together, social life.
2. Association of two different organisms (usually two plants, or an animal and a plant) which live attached to each other, or one as a tenant of the other, and contribute to each other’s support.

Also more widely, any intimate association of two or more different organisms, whether mutually beneficial or not.

3. The biological association of two or more species for their mutual benefit.
4. The mutual cooperation or interdependence of two people, as mother and infant, or husband and wife; sometimes used to denote excessive or pathological interdependence of two persons.

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1. Obtaining nourishment through symbiosis.
2. A reference to an organism obtaining nourishment through a symbiotic relationship.

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