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col•a•co•bi•o•sis
(kol′ə kō bī ō′sis),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ses (-sēz).USA pronunciation
col•a•co•bi•ot•ic
(kol′ə kō bī ot′ik),USA pronunciation adj.
- 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