endosymbiosis

[ en-doh-sim-bee-oh-sis, -bahy- ]
/ ˌɛn doʊˌsɪm biˈoʊ sɪs, -baɪ- /

noun Biology.

symbiosis in which one symbiont lives within the body of the other.

Origin of endosymbiosis

First recorded in 1935–40; endo- + symbiosis

OTHER WORDS FROM endosymbiosis

en·do·sym·bi·ot·ic [en-doh-sim-bee-ot-ik, -bahy-] /ˌɛn doʊˌsɪm biˈɒt ɪk, -baɪ-/, adjective

Words nearby endosymbiosis

endosteum, endostosis, endostyle, endosulfan, endosymbiont, endosymbiosis, endotendineum, endothecium, endothelial dystrophy of cornea, endothelial myeloma, endothelioid

British Dictionary definitions for endosymbiosis

endosymbiosis
/ (ˌɛndəʊˌsɪmbɪˈəʊsɪs) /

noun

a type of symbiosis in which one organism lives inside the other, the two typically behaving as a single organism. It is believed to be the means by which such organelles as mitochondria and chloroplasts arose within eukaryotic cells

Derived forms of endosymbiosis

endosymbiotic, adjective