COMMENSALISM

commensalism

(noun) the relation between two different kinds of organisms when one receives benefits from the other without damaging it

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

commensalism (countable and uncountable, plural commensalisms)

(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.

The act of eating together; table fellowship.

Source: Wiktionary


Com*men"sal*ism, n.

Definition: The act of eating together; table fellowship.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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ONCHOCERCIASIS

(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America


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