commensalism

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Contents

1 English
- 1.1 Etymology
- 1.2 Noun
  - 1.2.1 Translations

English [edit]

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Commensalism

Etymology [edit]

commensal +‎ -ism

Noun [edit]

commensalism (plural commensalisms)

(biology) A sharing of the same environment by two organisms where one species benefits and the other is unaffected. An example is barnacles on whales.
The act of eating together; table fellowship.

Translations [edit]

sharing of the same environment

Finnish: pöytävierassuhde (fi), kommensalismi (fi)

Spanish: comensalismo (es) m

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