mutualism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any interaction between two species that benefits both; typically involves the exchange of substances or services.
An economic theory and anarchist school of thought that advocates a society where each person might possess a means of production, either individually or collectively, with trade representing equivalent amounts of labor in the free market.

/ˈmjuː.tʃʊ.əˌlɪz.m̩/ /ˈmju.t͡ʃu.əˌlɪz.m̩/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-mutualism.wav

mutualism mutualisms

From mutual + -ism. Compare French mutualisme and Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish mutualismo.

commensalism

anarcho-mutualism

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