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# symbiotic

adjective (symbiotic)

«symbiotic» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (science) Symbiotic describes a close relationship between two different kinds of living things that live together, especially one where both are helped: bees and flowers, clownfish and sea anemones. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/symbiotic/#m1)
2. Symbiotic also describes any relationship between people, groups or things that help each other: "The farm and the village had a symbiotic relationship." [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/symbiotic/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science lessons it appears with habitats and food webs: in mutualism both partners gain, in commensalism one gains and the other is not harmed, in parasitism one gains and the other is harmed. Examples: lichens (fungus and alga), the bacteria in our gut, oxpeckers on buffalo, cleaner fish. Phrases: "symbiotic relationship", "symbiotic bacteria".

### Examples

- Clownfish and sea anemones have a symbiotic relationship. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/symbiotic/#x1)
- Our gut has symbiotic bacteria that help digest food. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/symbiotic/#x2)
- A lichen is a symbiotic partnership of a fungus and an alga. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/symbiotic/#x3)
- Bees and flowers are symbiotic: bees get food, flowers get pollinated. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/symbiotic/#x4)
- The shop and the café next door have a symbiotic relationship. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/symbiotic/#x5)
- Cleaner fish eat parasites from bigger fish in a symbiotic deal. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/symbiotic/#x6)
- Coral lives in a symbiotic relationship with tiny algae. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/symbiotic/#x7)

### Note

Noun: symbiosis (plural symbioses). Pronounced "sim-bye-OT-ik". In everyday use, "symbiotic" means both sides benefit; in strict science, it can include parasitism too.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «symbiotic» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/symbiotic/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«symbiotic» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/symbiotic.html) on Mova free.