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symbiotic

S IH2 M B IY0 AA1 T IH0 K  :  /ˌsɪm.baɪˈɑt.ɪk/, /ˌsɪm.biˈɑt.ɪk/

used of organisms (especially of different species) living together but not necessarily in a relationship beneficial to each
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Aircraft maintenance people are typically incredibly generous. I'm very fortunate to be in a symbiotic relationship with this profession. (I break airplanes, so that they can be employed fixing them; they maintain airplanes, so I can be employed flying them). Link

Prof. Eugene Rosenberg, ... demonstrated that the symbiotic bacteria inside a fruit fly greatly influence its choice of mates. Link

The key to the symbiotic relationship of the squid and bacteria is a "light organ." "The light organ has remarkable morphological and anatomical similarities to the eye. It has a lens, an iris analog and reflective tissue," she explains. Link

Symbiotic relationships are fairly common in the oceans – perhaps the best-known example is the relationship between reef-building corals and a group of algae called dinoflagellates (zooxanthellae). Link

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