symbiotic
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Instead, the worm depends on symbiotic bacteria that live beneath its skin, which it digests as a source of nutrition.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
The nutrients they need to grow are provided by symbiotic zooxanthellae.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
"It really changed my perspective towards plants," he said, his expressive face lighting up as he explained mycorrhiza, a symbiotic association between fungi and plant roots.
From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026
"And they look eye-to-eye on a lot of issues of local governments in the UN… that creates an organic symbiotic relationship."
From BBC ● May 18, 2026
Today, in the symbiotic associations that dominate so much of the life of the sea, there is rarely a question of who is who, even when the combination functions like a single animal.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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