American English pronunciation

How to pronounce symbiotic

IPA transcription: [,sɪmbi'ɑtɪk]

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Adjective

  • used of organisms (especially of different species) living together but not necessarily in a relation beneficial to each

Usage examples

  • This theory is called the endosymbiotic theory.
  • "Zeuxine" species are terrestrial orchids dependent on symbiotic mycorrhiza.
  • The Sunfish is an anomaly to this more familiar symbiotic relationship.
  • There is high degree of endemism within chemosymbiotic bivalve assemblages.