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Noun: commensalism  ku'men-su`li-zum
  1. The relation between two different kinds of organisms when one receives benefits from the other without damaging it

Derived forms: commensalisms

See also: commensal

Type of: interdependence, interdependency, mutuality

Encyclopedia: Commensalism

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