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commensalism


com·men·sal·ism

noun \-sə-ˌli-zəm\

Definition of COMMENSALISM

: a relation between two kinds of organisms in which one obtains food or other benefits from the other without damaging or benefiting it
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First Known Use of COMMENSALISM

1870

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Malthusian, anthropogenic, biomass, carbon footprint, crepuscular, niche, sere, symbiosis, taiga, tundra

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