metabiosis /meta·bi·o·sis/ (met″ah-bi-o´sis) dependence of one organism upon another for its existence; commensalism.
metabiosis
metabiosis (meˈ·t
·bī·ōˑ·sis),
met·a·bi·o·sis (m t  -b -  s s)n. Dependence of one organism on another for the preparation of an environment in which it can live. |
metabiosis
[met′əbī·ō′sis]
1 a condition in which the growth and metabolism of one organism alter the environment to allow the growth of another organism.
2 the parasitic dependence of the existence of one organism on that of another.
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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