Commensalism

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • 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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  • n. A sharing of the same environment by two organisms where one species benefits and the other is unaffected. An example is barnacles on whales.
  • n. The act of eating together; table fellowship.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The act of eating together; table fellowship.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Commensal existence or mode of living; the state of being commensal; commensality. Also called symbiosis.
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  • n. the relation between two different kinds of organisms when one receives benefits from the other without damaging it
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    interdependence    interdependency    mutuality   
     
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