n, pl  -o*ses   :  the anatomical and physiological union of two organisms either natural (as in Siamese twins) or artificially produced para*bi*ot*ic adj para*bi*ot*i*cal*ly adv 
 
   
 
Similar sounding terms:  pro·bos·cis 
 
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