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mutualism
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mutualism /mu·tu·al·ism/ (mu´choo-al-izm″) the biologic association of two individuals or populations of different species, both of which are benefited by the relationship and sometimes unable to exist without it.
mu·tu·al·ism (mych--lzm)
n.
A symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit.

mutu·al·istic adj.

mutualism [mu´choo͡-al-izm]
the biologic association of two individuals or populations of different species, both of which are benefited by the relationship and sometimes unable to exist without it. adj., adj mutualis´-tic.

mutualism
the biological association of two animals or populations of different species, both of which are benefited by the relationship and sometimes unable to exist without it.


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