commensalismnoun [ U ]
uk/kəˈmen.səl.ɪ.zəm/us/kəˈmen.səl.ɪ.zəm/specializeda relationship between two species in which one gets an advantage from living closely with the other and the other is not affected by it
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Acting, being or existing together
- accompanying
- accord
- allied
- ally
- along
- alongside
- as one man idiom
- bosom
- formation
- gang
- gang up
- hand in glove idiom
- harness
- joint
- put sth together
- put their heads together idiom
- stand together
- swarm
- synergy
- tandem
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Examples from literature
- This kind of mutually beneficial external partnership is called commensalism, i.e. eating at the same table.