Commensal Definition
kə-mĕnsəl
commensals
adjective
Designating, of, or like a commensal.
Webster's New World
Of, relating to, or characterized by a symbiotic relationship in which one species is benefited while the other is unaffected.
American Heritage Medicine
Synonyms:
noun
An organism participating in a symbiotic relationship in which one species derives some benefit while the other is unaffected.
American Heritage Medicine
A companion at meals.
Webster's New World
Either of the organisms living in commensalism.
Webster's New World
One who eats at the same table.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Commensal
Noun
Singular:
commensal
Plural:
commensalsOrigin of Commensal
Middle English sharing a meal from Medieval Latin commēnsālis Latin com- com- Latin mēnsa table
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Old French commensal, from Medieval Latin commensalis.
From Wiktionary
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