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mu·tu·al·ism

(myo͞o′cho͞o-ə-lĭz′əm)

An association between two organisms of different species in which each member benefits.

mu′tu·al·ist n.

mu′tu·al·is′tic adj.

mutualism

(ˈmjuːtʃʊəˌlɪzəm)

(Biology) another name for symbiosis

ˈmutualist n, adj

ˌmutualˈistic adj

mu•tu•al•ism

(ˈmyu tʃu əˌlɪz əm)

n.

a relationship between two species of organisms in which both benefit from the association.

[1860–65]

mu′tu•al•ist, n.

mu`tu•al•is′tic, adj.

mu·tu·al·ism

(myo͞o′cho͞o-ə-lĭz′əm)

A symbiotic relationship between two organisms of different species in which each member benefits. See Note at symbiosis.

mutualism

the living together of two organisms in a mutually beneficial relationship.

mutualism

[ˈmjuːtjʊəˌlɪz/əm] n → simbiosi f mutualistica

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Mills were linked to mills and factories to factories, in a vast mutualism of industry such as no other age, perhaps, has ever known.

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The three medical revolutions saw mutualism grow from a minor footnote to a major chapter in Cuban health care.

The birth of revolutionary medicine in Cuba

This apparent mutualism could be more like parasitism.

Caterpillar treats and tricks insects: brain-altering secretions make ants defend butterfly larva

All three argued that Labour needed to 'evolve a more ethical and emotional language for its politics, reviving its traditions to become once again the party of association and mutualism, rather than of a centralising and controlling state' (Rutherford and Lockey, 2010, 6).

The spirit of '97

With increased production of honeydew resulting in increased visits by tending ants (Bronstein 1994; Itiokia & Inoue 1996), honeydew is the base on which ant-hemipteran mutualism is built (Wiss 2006; Styrsky & Eubanks 2007; Detrain et al.

Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and trophobiont leafhopper nymphs (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) become more abundant in shaded conditions: implications for mutualism

Mutual Approaches Mutualism offers much to our inner cities.

Mutual answers to inner city problems

If such mutualism does indeed exist, the researchers might be able to exploit it in a strategy that harms moth and mold alike.

New lure may help growers combat almonds' no. 1 insect pest: navel orangeworm

Nest association in fishes: evidence for mutualism.

Alternative spawning strategy and temperature for larval emergence of longfin dace (Agosia chrysogaster) in stream mesocosms

Prof Davies said: "It believes an historic opportunity has opened up to help transform Wales' economic fortunes through an alternative approach to economic development, public policy and service provision, one based on mutualism, co-operation and shared ownership, creating an opportunity for better government and a fairer society.

New job delight for 221 axed Remploy workers

some trees have evolved a work-around to the ant-bug mutualism, and feed the ants directly.

Ants and trees a lifelong relationship: from the first growth spurts of the tiniest seedling to the final days of the mightiest giant, ants are there, shaping the lives of trees

In a nod to the wisdom of Mother Nature, businesses are becoming shrewd to this kind of mutualism.

Natural harmony: how corporate giants find symbiosis with tiny startups

We're shifting from a model of altruism--giving for the sake of doing good--to a model of mutualism, giving that benefits everyone involved.