"plesiobiosis" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: plesiobioses [plural]
Etymology: plesio- + -biosis Etymology templates: {{confix|en|plesio|biosis}} plesio- + -biosis Head templates: {{en-noun|~|plesiobioses}} plesiobiosis (countable and uncountable, plural plesiobioses)
  1. A close nesting association between two or more colonies of social insects with little actual interaction. Tags: countable, uncountable

Inflected forms

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