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para·biosis \|parə+\ noun (plural parabioses) Etymology: New Latin, from para- (I) + biosis 1. a. : reversible suspension of obvious vital activities (as by suitable drying of a rotifer) b. : the temporary suppression of excitability in a nerve 2. : the anatomical and physiological union of two organisms either natural (as in Siamese twins) or artificially produced 3. : a condition in which members of two or more species live close to one another without conflict although maintaining separate colonies — used especially of ants |