commensalism
pronunciation
How to pronounce commensalism in British English:
UK [kə'menslɪzəm]
How to pronounce commensalism in American English:
US [kə'menslɪzəm]
-
- Noun:
- the relation between two different kinds of organisms when one receives benefits from the other without damaging it
Word Origin
- commensalism (n.)
- 1870, from commensal + -ism.
Example
- 1. Some associations of species are almost a form of commensalism .
- 2. Commensalism - one gets ( physical ) benefit , one feels no effect .
- 3. Types of symbiotic relationships include parasitism , where one partner benefits at the expense of the other , commensalism , where one partner profits without harming the other , and mutualism , in which both partners benefit .