symbiotic

English Thesaurus

1. used of organisms (especially of different species) living together but not necessarily in a relation beneficial to each (adj.all)

similar	:	dependent,
definition	:	relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed (adj.all)

domain category	:	biological science, biology,
definition	:	the science that studies living organisms (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	mutualism, symbiosis,
definition	:	the relation between two different species of organisms that are interdependent; each gains benefits from the other (noun.linkdef)

derivation	:	mutualism, symbiosis,
definition	:	the relation between two different species of organisms that are interdependent; each gains benefits from the other (noun.linkdef)