mutualism

English

Hummingbird hawkmoth drinking from Dianthus. Pollination is a classic example of mutualism (sense 1).

Etymology

mutual +‎ -ism. Compare French mutualisme and Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish mutualismo.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈmjuː.tʃʊ.əˌlɪz.m̩/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmju.tʃu.əˌlɪz.m̩/
Hyphenation: mu‧tu‧al‧ism

Noun

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.

Related terms

commensalism

Translations

interaction between two species that benefits both

Finnish: mutualismi (fi)
French: mutualisme (fr) m
Indonesian: mutualisme (id)
Italian: mutualismo (it) m
Malay: kesalingan

Portuguese: mutualismo (pt) m
Romanian: mutualism (ro) n
Slovene: mutualizem m
Spanish: mutualismo (es) m
Swedish: mutualism (sv) c

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