"endosymbiotic" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From endo- + symbiotic. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|endo|symbiotic}} endo- + symbiotic Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} endosymbiotic
  1. Of or pertaining to endosymbiosis.
    Sense id: en-endosymbiotic-en-adj-wItgx~gm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with endo-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 41 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with endo-: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 61 39 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 66 34
  2. That lives within a body or cells of another organism. Forming an endosymbiosis. Categories (topical): Ecology
    Sense id: en-endosymbiotic-en-adj-UgetsCKN Disambiguation of Ecology: 27 73 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with endo- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with endo-: 47 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: endosymbiotically Related terms: endosymbiont, endosymbiosis, endosymbiotic theory, symbiosis, symbiotic

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