simbiosis

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin symbiosis, from Ancient Greek σῠμβῐ́ωσῐς (sumbíōsis, “a living together, companionship”), from συμβιόω (sumbióō, “to live together”), from συν- (sun-, “with”) + βῐ́ος (bíos, “life”).

Noun

simbiosis f (plural simbiosis)

1. (biology) symbiosis

Related terms

• simbióticamente
• simbiótico

 

Further reading

• “simbiosis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014