ecological term; commensalism
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commensalism
technicalAn ecological relationship where one organism benefits while the other is neither helped nor harmed. This is a specialized biology/ecology term.
Téng藤
hú壶
fù附
zhuó着
zài在
jīng鲸
yú鱼
shēn身
tǐ体
shàng上
shēng生
huó活
shì是
piān偏
lì利
gòng共
qī栖
de的
yī一
gè个
lì例
zi子
。
Barnacles living attached to a whale's body is an example of commensalism.
Zài在
shēng生
wù物
xué学
zhōng中
，
piān偏
lì利
gòng共
qī栖
bù不
tóng同
yú于
hù互
lì利
gòng共
shēng生
huò或
jì寄
shēng生
。
In biology, commensalism is different from mutualism or parasitism.
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Xǔ许
duō多
niǎo鸟
lèi类
zài在
dà大
xíng型
dòng动
wù物
zhōu周
wéi围
mì觅
shí食
，
xíng形
chéng成
piān偏
lì利
gòng共
qī栖
guān关
xì系
。
Many birds forage around large animals, forming a commensal relationship.