commensalism

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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See commensalism in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

Biol. a close association or union between two kinds of organisms, in which one is benefited by the relationship and the other is neither benefited nor harmed

See commensalism in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
A symbiotic relationship between two organisms of different species in which one derives some benefit while the other is unaffected.

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