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Commensalism vs Parasitsim - What's the difference?

commensalism | parasitsim |

commensalism

Noun

(en noun)
  • (biology) A sharing of the same environment by two organisms where one species benefits and the other is unaffected. An example is barnacles on whales.
  • The act of eating together; table fellowship.
  • Derived terms

    * commensalistic

    parasitsim

    Not English

    Parasitsim has no English definition. It may be misspelled.