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Noun
/kəˈmensəˌlizəm/,
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An association between two organisms in which one benefits and the other derives neither benefit nor harm,
  1. An association between two organisms in which one benefits and the other derives neither benefit nor harm

  1. the relation between two different kinds of organisms when one receives benefits from the other without damaging it
  2. In ecology, commensalism is a class of relationship between two organisms where one organism benefits but the other is unaffected. ...
  3. A symbiotic relationship in which one species benefits and the other is not affected.
  4. A situation in which two or more organisms of distant phylogeny use the same food resource without competition (noun); also adjective and noun commensal (from Latin, meaning feeding at the same table).
  5. a type of interaction involving the joint utilisation of food, although the relationship is rarely equal, generally one member provides the food and the other consumes some part of it.
  6. a form of symbiosis in which one organism benefits from the association but the other organism is unaffected.
  7. in a symbiotic relationship, an association that is clearly to the advantage of one species while not harming the other
  8. Interaction in which one species is favored and the other is unaffected.  Examples: shark and remora - the remora shares the kill but contributes little or nothing to the shark; orchids grow on, but do not affect, other trees. ...
  9. a form of symbiosis in which one species profits with no apparent benefit or cost on the other speecies (e.g. cattle egrets)(see also mutualism)
  10. The interaction of two or more dissimilar organisms where the association is advantageous to one without affecting the other(s). cf parasitism; symbiosis.
  11. An interaction between two species in which individuals of one species benefit while individuals of the other species do not benefit and are not harmed. [14]
  12. A mutual relationship where one individual benefits while the other is neither harmed nor benefited.  For example, the dung beetle relies on the scat of the gopher tortoise which it crafts into a ball and rolls to a location where it can be eaten later. ...