amensalism

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noun

A form of biological or ecological interaction or relationship in which one species is harmed or impeded and the other is unaffected.

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Meanings

nounamensalism (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiologyA form of biological or ecological interaction or relationship in which one species is harmed or impeded and the other is unaffected.

    Trophic group amensalism in the form of the broadened mobile vs. sessile distinction also plays an important part in the Woodin (1976) general model of how adult-larval interactions structure soft-sediment communities at high density.

    2001, J.N. Kraeuter, Biology of the Hard Clam, page 426

Origin

From amensal + -ism.

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Translations

Finnish amensalismi
  • amensalismiform of biological or ecological interaction or relationship in which one species is harmed or impeded and the other is unaffected
French amensalisme
  • amensalismeform of biological or ecological interaction or relationship in which one species is harmed or impeded and the other is unaffected
Portuguese amensalismo
  • amensalismoform of biological or ecological interaction or relationship in which one species is harmed or impeded and the other is unaffected
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APA

amensalism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amensalism

MLA

“amensalism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amensalism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “amensalism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amensalism.

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