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ectocommensalism

noun

Etymology

From ecto- + commensalism.

  1. derived from commensālis
  2. derived from commensal
  3. inherited from commensal
  4. suffixed as commensalism — “commensal + ism”
  5. prefixed as ectocommensalism — “ecto + commensalism”

Definitions

  1. commensalism in which one organism is outside of the other

The neighborhood

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