trophobiosis

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noun

A symbiotic association in which one organism obtains or provides food for another.

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Meanings

nountrophobiosis (usually uncountable, plural trophobioses)

plural trophobioses

  1. uncountableusuallybiologyA symbiotic association in which one organism obtains or provides food for another.

Origin

From tropho- + -biosis.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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