commensal
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/kəˈmensl/
🇬🇧
/kəˈmensl/
adjective
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An organism that lives with another and benefits from the relationship without harming the host.
Some species of birds are commensal with large mammals, feeding on ticks and insects that live on the mammal's fur.
某些鸟类与大型哺乳动物共生，以吃住在哺乳动物毛发上的蜱虫和昆虫为生。
translation
共生