commensalism

noun com·men·sal·ism \-sə-ˌli-zəm\

Definition of COMMENSALISM

: a relation between two kinds of organisms in which one obtains food or other benefits from the other without damaging or benefiting it

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1870

Medical Dictionary

noun com·men·sal·ism \-sə-ˌliz-əm\

: a relation between two kinds of organisms in which one obtains food or other benefits from the other without damaging or benefiting it

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