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commensalism

com·men·sal·ism [ kə ménsə lìzzəm ]


noun 
Definition:
 
symbiosis between unrelated organisms: the relationship between organisms of two different species in which one derives food or other benefits from the association while the other remains unharmed and unaffected

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