mutualism
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English[edit]

Hummingbird hawkmoth drinking from Dianthus. Pollination is a classic example of mutualism (sense 1).
Etymology[edit]
mutual + -ism. Compare French mutualisme and Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish mutualismo.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmjuː.tʃʊ.əˌlɪz.m̩/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmju.tʃu.əˌlɪz.m̩/
- Hyphenation: mu‧tu‧al‧ism
Noun[edit]
mutualism (countable and uncountable, plural mutualisms)
- (ecology) Any interaction between two species that benefits both; typically involves the exchange of substances or services.
- An economic theory and anarchist school of thought that advocates a society where each person might possess a means of production, either individually or collectively, with trade representing equivalent amounts of labor in the free market.
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Translations[edit]
interaction between two species that benefits both
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