mutualism
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mu·tu·al·ism
(myo͞o′cho͞o-ə-lĭz′əm)n.
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)n
(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.
See also: Biologythe principle or practice of mutual dependence as the condition of individual and social welfare. — mutualist, n.
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| Noun | 1. | mutualism - the relation between two different species of organisms that are interdependent; each gains benefits from the other interdependence, interdependency, mutuality - a reciprocal relation between interdependent entities (objects or individuals or groups) trophobiosis - a symbiotic relation in which one organism protects the other in return for some kind of food product |
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