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commensalism definition

com·men·sal·ism (-iz′əm)

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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