C2 noun #138,219 most common

commensalism

UK /kəˈmɛnsəˌlɪzm̩/ | US /kəˈmɛnsəˌlɪzm̩/

A sharing of the same environment by two organisms where one species benefits and the other is unaffected. An example is barnacles on whales.

commensalism in 30 Seconds

  • (noun) A sharing of the same environment by two organisms where one species benefits and the other is unaffected. An example is barnacles on whales.
  • (noun) The act of eating together; table fellowship.

Meanings

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