trophobiosis

noun

troph·​o·​bi·​o·​sis

plural trophobioses

-ˈōˌsēz

1

: a relation in which an organism of one kind aids and protects an organism of another kind in return for some food product compare cleptobiosis

2

: trophallaxis

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from troph- + -biosis

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