Meaning & use
Commensalism
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A relationship between two organisms in which one benefits while the other is neither helped nor harmed.
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Barnacles attaching to a whale's skin is a classic example of commensalism.
The biology class studied commensalism alongside mutualism and parasitism.
A note on using this word
From Latin 'com-' (together) and 'mensa' (table), literally meaning 'sharing a table.'
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