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1. <biology> Living on or within another organism and deriving benefit without injuring or benefiting the other individual.
2. An organism living on or within another, but not causing injury to the host.
This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology
(11 Mar 2008)
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