Usually means: Negative impact on one species.
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  1. amensalism: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  2. amensalism: Wiktionary
  3. amensalism: Infoplease Dictionary
  4. amensalism: Dictionary.com
  5. Amensalism: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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  1. amensalism: Encyclopedia

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  3. amensalism: Medical dictionary

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  1. Botanical Terms (No longer online)
  2. On-Line Biology Book: GLOSSARY (No longer online)

Definitions from Wiktionary (amensalism)

noun:  (ecology) 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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