A type of symbiosis where two (or more) organisms from different species live in close proximity to one another and rely on one another for nutrients, protection, or other life functions. Both (or all) of the organisms involved benefit from the relationship.

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Mu"tu*al*ism (?), n. Ethics

The doctrine of mutual dependence as the condition of individual and social welfare.

F. Harrison. H. Spencer. Mallock.

 

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