piān
gòng
shēng

technical

Meaning of 偏利共生

偏利共生 means commensalism (a relationship where one species benefits and the other is unaffected). Pronounced piān lì gòng shēng.

  • commensalism (a relationship where one species benefits and the other is unaffected)

Definitions & Examples

Wén
niǎo
zài
fēng
jìn
zhù
cháo
shì
piān
gòng
shēng
de
diǎn
xíng
zi
 

The weaverbird nesting near a wasp nest is a classic example of commensalism.

zhuó
zài
jīng
shēn
shàng
de
téng
jīng
de
guān
shǔ
piān
gòng
shēng
 

The relationship between barnacles attached to a whale and the whale is a type of commensalism.

Zài
shēng
xué
shàng
 
men
xué
le
gòng
shēng
 
jìng
zhēng
piān
gòng
shēng
děng
guān
 

In biology class, we learned about relationships such as mutualism, competition, and commensalism.

shēng
tóng
 
piān
gòng
shēng
huì
duì
bèi
zhuó
de
shēng
zào
chéng
shāng
hài
 

Unlike parasitism, commensalism does not harm the host organism.