symbiosis

Questions about symbiosis

What does symbiosis mean?

symbiosis means "the relation between two different species of organisms that are interdependent; each gains benefits from the other".

How many syllables are in symbiosis?

symbiosis has 4 syllables: sym-bi-o-sis. The stress falls on "o". In IPA it is /ˌsɪmbaɪˈoʊsəs/.

What is another word for symbiosis?

Close synonyms include mutualism. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is symbiosis a common word?

symbiosis is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with symbiosis?

6 words rhyme with symbiosis. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.