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metabiosis

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metabiosis /meta·bi·o·sis/ (met?ah-bi-o´sis) dependence of one organism upon another for its existence; commensalism.
met·a·bi·o·sis (mt-b-ss)
n.
Dependence of one organism on another for the preparation of an environment in which it can live.

metabiosis (meˈ·t·bī·ōˑ·sis),
n a mode of existence in which an organism depends on another to produce a favorable environment for its survival.

metabiosis
the dependence of one organism upon another for its existence; commensalism.

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