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Mutualist vs Mutualism - What's the difference?

mutualist | mutualism |

As nouns the difference between mutualist and mutualism

is that mutualist is any organism in a symbiotic relation while mutualism is any interaction between two species that benefits both; typically involves the exchange of substances or services.

As an adjective mutualist

is pertaining to mutualism.

mutualist

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Pertaining to mutualism
  • (biology) symbiotic

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (biology) Any organism in a symbiotic relation

    • mutualism

    English

    (wikipedia mutualism)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (ecology) any interaction between two species that benefits both; typically involves the exchange of substances or services

    • Related terms

    *commensalism