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colacobiosis

American

[kol-uh-koh-bahy-oh-sis] / ˌkɒl ə koʊ baɪˈoʊ sɪs /

noun

plural

colacobioses

(among social insects) life in which one species lives as a parasite in the community of another species.

Other Word Forms

colacobiotic adjective

Etymology

Origin of colacobiosis

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

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