HyperDic: mutualism

English > 1 sense of the word *mutualism*:
NOUN	relation	mutualism, symbiosis	the relation between two different species of organisms that are interdependent

mutualism > pronunciation
Sounds	myuw'chahwahlih.zahm
Rhymes	abolitionism ... zirconium: 557 rhymes with ahm...

English > *mutualism*: 1 sense > noun 1, relation
Meaning	The relation between two different species of organisms that are interdependent; each gains benefits from the other.
Synonym	symbiosis
Narrower	trophobiosis	A symbiotic relation in which one organism protects the other in return for some kind of food product
Broader	mutuality, interdependence, interdependency	A reciprocal relation between interdependent entities (objects or individuals or groups)
Spanish	mutualismo, simbiosis
Catalan	mutualisme, simbiosi