"commensalism" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kəˈmɛnsəˌlɪzm̩/ Forms: commensalisms [plural]
Etymology: From commensal + -ism. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|commensal|ism}} commensal + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} commensalism (countable and uncountable, plural commensalisms)
  1. (ecology) A sharing of the same environment by two organisms where one species benefits and the other is unaffected. An example is barnacles on whales. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Ecology Translations (sharing of the same environment): 片利共生 (piànlì-gòngshēng) (Chinese Mandarin), 偏利共生 (piānlì-gòngshēng) (Chinese Mandarin), pöytävierassuhde (Finnish), kommensalismi (Finnish), Kommensalismus [masculine] (German), 片利共生 (henrikyōsei) (Japanese), komensalizm [masculine] (Polish), comensalismo [masculine] (Portuguese), comensalismo [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-commensalism-en-noun-MX1226u7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 92 8 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 76 24 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 93 7 Topics: biology, ecology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'sharing of the same environment': 98 2
  2. The act of eating together; table fellowship. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-commensalism-en-noun-hmp-jAGk
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: commensalistic, ectocommensalism, endocommensalism

Inflected forms

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