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commensal adjective

  /kəˈmɛnsəl/
  • (ecology) Of a form of symbiosis in which one organism derives a benefit while the other is unaffected.
 comensal

commensal noun

  /kəˈmɛnsəl/
  • (ecology) An organism partaking in a commensal relationship.
 comensal

commensalism noun

  /kəˈmɛnsəˌlɪzm̩/
  • (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.
 comensalismo
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