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symbiosis

[sim-bee-oh-sis, -bahy-] / ˌsɪm biˈoʊ sɪs, -baɪ- /






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Located at the bottom of the world, it’s hard to imagine a place more closely connected to nature, where New Zealand’s Māori communities have long lived in symbiosis with the land.

From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2026

"The ocean is especially rich in these partnerships, and the toadfish-vibrio symbiosis potentially linked to calcium carbonate production is a striking new example."

From Science Daily ● May 31, 2026

"I think there's a really nice symbiosis between the two of them, but honestly a lot of it is work, it's connecting off the pitch, it's preparation and it's understanding what they see."

From BBC ● May 23, 2026

Studios and theaters have long operated in an uneasy symbiosis.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026

One way to put it is that the earth is a loosely formed, spherical organism, with all its working parts linked in symbiosis.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

Phage interactions with bacteria are well known, and interactions between bacteria and their mammalian host can lead to a range of symbioses.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2023

These deeply intimate symbioses are everywhere in nature, forming the foundation of the living world.

From Salon ● May 30, 2021

And fungi are major players in some of the most blockbuster symbioses in the history of the planet.

From Scientific American ● Jun. 24, 2020

It is one of the oldest and most successful symbioses in nature, said Toby Spribille, a lichen expert at the University of Graz in Austria, and the lead author of the new paper.

From New York Times ● Jul. 21, 2016

Animals in this phylum show parasitic and commensal symbioses with other species in their habitat.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015




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