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Symbiosis in organisms in which food is obtained from one species (the trophobiont) by another in return for protection: In his zoology book, Harry learned about trophobiosis of insects in which one supplied the food for the other one in exchange for safety and security. .
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bio-, bi-, -bia, -bial, -bian, -bion, -biont, -bius, -biosis, -bium, -biotic, -biotical
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tropho-, troph-, -trophy, -trophs, -trophically, -trophic, -trophous
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“trophobiosis”
A symbiotic relationship in which one organism supplies or receives nourishment from another: Trophobiosis is a type of association in which ants receive honeydew from aphids and other homopterans, or the caterpillars of certain lycaenid and riodinid butterflies, and in return provide these insects with protection.
The insects supplying the honeydew are referred to as "trophobionts".
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Ant and Related Entomology Terms
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