anhydrobiosis

noun

an·​hy·​dro·​bi·​o·​sis

(¦)anˌhīdrōbīˈōsə̇s

plural anhydrobioses

-ōˌsēz

1

of a usually aquatic organism : life away from water

2

: anabiosis

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from anhydr- + biosis

First Known Use

1901, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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