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English
Etymology
From endo- + commensalism.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛndoʊˈkəˈmɛnsəˌlɪzm̩/
- Hyphenation: en‧do‧com‧men‧sal‧ism
Noun
endocommensalism (countable and uncountable, plural endocommensalisms)
- (ecology) commensalism in which one organism is inside of the other. An example is a bird living in the hollow of a tree.
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