🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

共生

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kyōsei

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Symbiosis/ˌsɪm.baɪˈoʊ.sɪs/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"人間と自然の共生が重要である。"

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As noun
  1. 1

    A mutually beneficial relationship between different people or groups, or in biology, between two different organisms.

    "The relationship between the cleaner fish and the shark is a classic example of symbiosis."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Coined in 1879 by German botanist Heinrich Anton de Bary, derived from the Greek 'syn-' (together) and 'biōsis' (living), from 'bios' (life).

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