commensalism
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com·men·sal·ism
(kə-mĕn′sə-lĭz′əm)n.
A symbiotic relationship between two organisms of different species in which one derives some benefit while the other is unaffected.
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com·men·sal·ism
(kə-mĕn′sə-lĭz′əm) A symbiotic relationship between two organisms of different species in which one derives benefit without harming the other. See Note at symbiosis.
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commensalism
a relationship between animals or plants in which one lives with or on the other without damage to either. Cf. parasitism.
See also: Animalsthe living together of two organisms in a relationship that is beneficial to one and has no effect on the other. — commensal, adj.
See also: Biologythe practice of eating together at the same table. Also commensality. — commensal, n., adj.
See also: Food and Nutrition-Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Noun | 1. | commensalism - the relation between two different kinds of organisms when one receives benefits from the other without damaging it interdependence, interdependency, mutuality - a reciprocal relation between interdependent entities (objects or individuals or groups) |
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