bio-, bi-, -bia, -bial, -bian, -bion, -biont, -bius, -biosis, -bium, -biotic, -biotical

(Greek: life; living, live, alive)

Don’t confuse this element with another bi- which means "two".

The most important things in life are not things.

—Anonymous
zoobiosis (s) (noun), zoonoses (pl)
The condition of a parasitic fungus that infests an animal: Jack took his cat, Toby, to the veterinarian because it wasn't feeling good, and it was found to have zoobiosis, which was the cause for Toby's disorder.
zoobiotic (adjective) (not comparable)
Parasitic on an animal: Some fungi are zoobiotic in that they thrive on or in an animal.
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Related life, live-word units: anima-; -cole; vita-; viva-.