commensalism

🇺🇸 /kəˈmensəlɪzəm/ 🇬🇧 /kəˈmensəlɪzəm/
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A relationship where one organism lives with another, benefiting from the arrangement without harming the host.

The bird picking insects off the rhino's back is an example of commensalism.

translation

n. A relationship where one organism lives with another, benefiting from the arrangement without harming the host.