piān
gòng

technical

Meaning of 偏利共栖

偏利共栖 means commensalism. Pronounced piān lì gòng qī.

  • commensalism

Definitions & Examples

Téng
zhuó
zài
jīng
shēn
shàng
shēng
huó
shì
piān
gòng
de
zi
 

Barnacles living attached to a whale's body is an example of commensalism.

Zài
shēng
xué
zhōng
 
piān
gòng
tóng
gòng
shēng
huò
shēng
 

In biology, commensalism is different from mutualism or parasitism.

duō
niǎo
lèi
zài
xíng
dòng
zhōu
wéi
shí
 
xíng
chéng
piān
gòng
guān
 

Many birds forage around large animals, forming a commensal relationship.