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commensal definition
com·men·sal (kə men′səl)
noun
- a companion at meals
- Biol. either of the organisms living in commensalism
Etymology: ME < ML commensalis < L com-, with + mensa, table: see mensal
adjective
designating, of, or like a commensal
Related Forms:
- commensally com·men′·sally adverb
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