commensalism

English

Etymology

commensal +‎ -ism

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kəˈmɛnsəˌlɪzm̩/
Hyphenation: com‧men‧sal‧ism

Noun

commensalism (countable and uncountable, plural commensalisms)

(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.

Derived terms

commensalistic
ectocommensalism
endocommensalism

Translations

sharing of the same environment

Finnish: pöytävierassuhde, kommensalismi
Polish: komensalizm m

Spanish: comensalismo m

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