mutualism

English

Etymology

From French mutualisme. Surface etymology is mutual +‎ -ism

Noun

mutualism (countable and uncountable, plural mutualisms)

1. (ecology) Any interaction between two species that benefits both; typically involves the exchange of substances or services.
2. 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.

Related terms

• commensalism

Translations

interaction between two species that benefits both

• French: mutualisme (fr) m
• Italian: mutualismo (it) m
• Portuguese: mutualismo (pt) m
• Romanian: mutualism (ro) n

• Slovene: mutualizem m
• Spanish: mutualismo (es) m
• Swedish: mutualism (sv) c