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Commensalism
Meaning
Noun
●
In Ecology:
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.
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Origin
commensalism
English
-ism
English
commensal
English
commensalis
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Symbiotic
Mutualism
Parasitism
Symbiosis
Predation
Mutualistic
Parasite
Symbiont
Grazers
Symbionts
Parasites
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