colacobiosis

[ kol-uh-koh-bahy-oh-sis ]

noun

, plural col·a·co·bi·o·ses [kol-, uh, -koh-bahy-, oh, -seez].

1. (among social insects) life in which one species lives as a parasite in the community of another species.

Other Words From

• col·a·co·bi·ot·ic [kol-, uh, -koh-bahy-, ot, -ik], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of colacobiosis¹

< Greek kolak- (stem of kólax ) parasite + -o- + -biosis