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commensalism

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commensalism

Main Entry:: com·men·sal·ism
Pronunciation:: \-sə-ˌli-zəm\
Function:: noun
Date:: 1870

: 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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