The definition of commensalism is a relationship between two organisms where one is helped and the other is unaffected.
(noun)An example of commensalism is when a bird lives in a tree; the bird is helped by living in the tree because it has a place to build its nest and it is high up so protected from predators, but the tree is not affected.
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