presymbiosis

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noun

The stage in the development of an organism during which the necessary biochemical changes are made to allow a move from asymbiosis to symbiosis

OriginEnglish symbiosis ← Middle English pre- ← Latin prae- →
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Meanings

nounpresymbiosis (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiologyThe stage in the development of an organism during which the necessary biochemical changes are made to allow a move from asymbiosis to symbiosis

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinprae-
  7. Middle Englishpre-
  8. Englishpre-
  9. Englishsymbiosis
  10. Englishpresymbiosis

From pre- + symbiosis.

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APA

presymbiosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/presymbiosis

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“presymbiosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/presymbiosis. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “presymbiosis,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/presymbiosis.

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