interdependent
adjectiveUK /ˌɪntədɪˈpendənt/
US /ˌɪntərdɪˈpendənt/
Two or more things that need each other to work or live.
The plants and the bees are interdependent because the plants need bees to make seeds and the bees need plants for food.
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2. Depending on each other for support or survival.
The two countries have an interdependent economy, so a problem in one affects the other.
3. In biology, living things that rely on one another in an ecosystem.
In a forest, animals and trees are interdependent parts of the same food web.
4. In systems, parts that only work properly when they function together.
The wheels and the engine of a car are interdependent parts of the machine.