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mutualism

Syllables: mu·tu·al·ismUK/ˈmjuː.tʃʊ.əˌlɪz.m̩//ˈmju.t͡ʃu.əˌlɪz.m̩/

mutualism noun: any interaction between two species that benefits both; typically involves the exchange of substances or services.

mutualism: any interaction between two species that benefits both; typically involves the exchange of...
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Noun

mutualism (countable and uncountable, plural mutualisms)

  1. Any interaction between two species that benefits both; typically involves the exchange of substances or services.
  2. 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.
  3. (psychometrics) The psychometric theory that general intelligence emerges from the interaction between specific cognitive abilities.

mutualism meaning in Tamil, Malay and Indonesian

mutualism in Tamil

அண்டி வாழ்தல், பரிமாற்ற வாழ்க்கை

mutualism in Malay

interaction between two species that benefits both
kesalingan

mutualism in Indonesian

interaction between two species that benefits both
mutualisme

Forms of mutualism

pluralmutualisms

Origin of mutualism

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

Words formed from mutualism

Questions about mutualism

What does mutualism mean?
Mutualism means any interaction between two species that benefits both; typically involves the exchange of substances or services.
What is mutualism in Tamil?
Mutualism in Tamil is அண்டி வாழ்தல், பரிமாற்ற வாழ்க்கை. See Mutualism meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is mutualism?
Mutualism is a noun.
How do you pronounce mutualism?
Mutualism is pronounced /ˈmjuː.tʃʊ.əˌlɪz.m̩/ (UK).
What is the plural of mutualism?
The plural of mutualism is mutualisms.

Words near mutualism in the dictionary

  1. mutualisations
  2. mutualise
  3. mutualised
  4. mutualises
  5. mutualising
  6. mutualism
  7. mutualisms
  8. mutualist
  9. mutualistic
  10. mutualistically
  11. mutualists

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: mutualism (page history and authors); mutualism (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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