CEFR C1

amensalism

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Meaning

amensalism means (ecology) A form of biological or ecological interaction or relationship in which one species is harmed or impeded and the other is.... It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses amensalism to mean (ecology) A form of biological or ecological interaction or relationship in....
The teacher asked students to find amensalism in the reading.

How to Use amensalism

a/the amensalism (noun pattern)

Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a amensalism."

amensalism in context (usage pattern)

Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked amensalism in context before translating it."

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