Explore Commensalism through 2 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like mutuality or interdependence. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Commensalism in a sentence
Commensalism meaning
- A sharing of the same environment by two organisms where one species benefits and the other is unaffected. An example is barnacles on whales.
- The act of eating together; table fellowship.
Synonyms of Commensalism
Using Commensalism
- The main meaning on this page is: A sharing of the same environment by two organisms where one species benefits and the other is unaffected. An example is barnacles on whales. | The act of eating together; table fellowship.
- Useful related words include: mutuality, interdependence, interdependency.
Context around Commensalism
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 0 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Commensalism
- In this selection, "commensalism" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Recognizable usage signals include commensalism is a and is called commensalism because many. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "commensalism" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with commensalism
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Commensalism is a long-term relationship from which one of the species benefits but the other species is neither benefitted or harmed. (22 words)
This relationship is called commensalism ; because, many others receive the benefits of clean air at no cost or harm to trees supplying the oxygen. (24 words)
This relationship is called commensalism ; because, many others receive the benefits of clean air at no cost or harm to trees supplying the oxygen. (24 words)
Commensalism is a long-term relationship from which one of the species benefits but the other species is neither benefitted or harmed. (22 words)
Example sentences (2)
Commensalism is a long-term relationship from which one of the species benefits but the other species is neither benefitted or harmed.
This relationship is called commensalism ; because, many others receive the benefits of clean air at no cost or harm to trees supplying the oxygen.