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The relation between two different species of organisms that are interdependent
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mutualism
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Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Mutualism may refer to: Mutualism (biology) , symbiotic interaction between different species that is mutually beneficial Mutualism (economic theory) , an economic theory created by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon based on the labor theory of value Mutualism (movement) ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Mutualism \Mu"tu*al*ism\, n. (Ethics) The doctrine of mutual dependence as the condition of individual and social welfare. --F. Harrison. --H. Spencer. --Mallock.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context ecology English) any interaction between two species that benefits both; typically involves the exchange of substances or services
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the relation between two different species of organisms that are interdependent; each gains benefits from the other [syn: symbiosis ]
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1849, in reference to the doctrine of French anarchist/socialist Pierre-Joseph Proudhon (1809-1865), from French mutuellisme . In biology, from 1876, from mutual + -ism .
Usage examples of mutualism.
Individual Mutualism is neither capitalism, communism, socialism, vegetarianism, or even the dreaded monetarism that destroyed many a technological society.