colacobiosis

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kol′ə kō bī ōsis)


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col•a•co•bi•o•sis  (kol′ə kō bī ōsis),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ses (-sēz).USA pronunciation 
  1. Insects(among social insects) life in which one species lives as a parasite in the community of another species.
  • Greek kolak- (stem of kólax) parasite + -o- + -biosis
col•a•co•bi•ot•ic  (kol′ə kō bī otik),USA pronunciation adj. 

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