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Commensalistic vs Commensalism - What's the difference?

commensalistic | commensalism | Derived terms |

Commensalistic is a derived term of commensalism.


As a noun commensalism is

(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.

commensalistic

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Commensalistic has no English definition. It may be misspelled.

English words similar to 'commensalistic':

chemoenzymatic

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