colacobiosis

[ kol-uh-koh-bahy-oh-sis ]

noun,plural col·a·co·bi·o·ses [kol-uh-koh-bahy-oh-seez]. /ˌkɒl ə koʊ baɪˈoʊ siz/.
  1. (among social insects) life in which one species lives as a parasite in the community of another species.

Origin of colacobiosis

1
<Greek kolak- (stem of kólax) parasite + -o- + -biosis

Other words from colacobiosis

  • col·a·co·bi·ot·ic [kol-uh-koh-bahy-ot-ik], /ˌkɒl ə koʊ baɪˈɒt ɪk/, adjective

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