symbiotic

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But it also fits with other evidence of a long-term symbiotic relationship between the Bushes and the bin-Ladens.

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  1. Pertaining to or resembling symbiosis; living in that kind of consociation called symbiosis; exhibiting or having the character of symbiosis. The complete symbiotic community represents an autonomous whole, living frequently in situations where neither alga nor fungus is known to support existence separately. Encyc. Brit., XVIII. 268.

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  • For the one race was symbiotic, amorphous, able to enter the body of the other Then one symbiote turned Criminal, and his race could not rest until he was tracked down. —  Clement, Hal - Needle.htm
  • Others are symbiotic, such as lichen, which is a combination of fungus and a green alga or a cyanobacterium. —  deseretnews.com - Top Stories
  • Finally, with a permanent peace agreement in place, we should then fashion an economic aid package to implement a long-term symbiotic trade and manufacturing relationship between the two sides.
  • Thus, the harbinger would conclude that in general terms, if the tie were to be fairly implemented and other elements of the relationship were equally scrutinised to the benefit of long term symbiotic operational harmony, neither party would complain in the most part. —  Rss news feed for Morning Advertiser
  • In this way, the interaction between the aristocracy and the Masses can be seen as a symbiotic relationship; the Satanic aristocrats provide the vision and the drive, while the herd-like masses provide the labor and gross raw materials required to bring about the realization of these visions. —  The Book Of THoTH, Popular Articles from The Archive Category - Zen
 

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  1. from LGr. συμβιωτικός, from Greek συμβίωσ, σ1ις, living together: see symbiosis.
 

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