What is an animal, not truly parasitic, which lives in with, or on, another, partaking usually of the same food. Both species may be benefited by the association called?
commensal — (Zoöl.) An animal, not truly parasitic, which lives in with, or on, another, partaking usually of the same food. Both species may be benefited by the association. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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