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n. [L. nutrix, nurse]A symbiotic relationship in which one partner obtains all the benefits.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
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nutricism — nu·tri·cism … English syllables
nutricism — ˈn(y)ü.trəˌsizəm noun ( s) Etymology: probably from (assumed) New Latin nutricismus, from Latin nutric , nutrix nurse + ismus ism more at nutritious : symbiosis in which one organism is nourished or protected by the other without apparently being … Useful english dictionary
