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Commensalism

Com-men′sal-ism

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Noun.
The act of eating together; table fellowship.

Definition 2024


commensalism

commensalism

English

Noun

commensalism (plural commensalisms)

  1. (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.
  2. The act of eating together; table fellowship.

Derived terms

  • commensalistic

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