commensalism; old term for symbiotic relationship
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to live in commensalism; old term for a symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits and the other is unaffected
technicalIn biology, describes an interaction where one species benefits while the other is neither helped nor harmed. The modern term is 偏利共生.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
niǎo鸟
yǔ与
xī犀
niú牛
gòng共
qī栖
，
zhuó啄
shí食
xī犀
niú牛
shēn身
shang上
de的
jì寄
shēng生
chóng虫
。
This bird lives in commensalism with rhinos, pecking parasites off the rhino's body.
Xiǎo小
chǒu丑
yú鱼
cháng常
yǔ与
hǎi海
kuí葵
gòng共
qī栖
，
yǐ以
huò获
dé得
bǎo保
hù护
。
Clownfish often live in commensalism with sea anemones to obtain protection.
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Gòng共
qī栖
shì是
shēng生
tài态
xué学
zhōng中
miáo描
shù述
tè特
dìng定
zhǒng种
jiān间
guān关
xi系
de的
jiù旧
chēng称
。
Commensalism is the old term used in ecology to describe specific interspecific relationships.