Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

aposymbiosis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: aposym-bio-sis
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of symbiosis in which two species live independently of each other, but their life cycles affect one another.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Hellenic *apó Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πό (ăpó) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πο- (ăpo-)bor. English apo- English symbiosis English aposymbiosis From apo- + symbiosis.

Usage

Inflected Forms

aposymbioses (plural)

Questions

What does aposymbiosis mean?: A form of symbiosis in which two species live independently of each other, but their life cycles affect one another.
Where does aposymbiosis come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Hellenic *apó Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πό (ăpó) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πο- (ăpo-)bor. English apo- English symbiosis English aposymbiosis From apo- + symbiosis.

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