Commensal

What do we mean by commensal?

Of, relating to, or characterized by a symbiotic relationship in which one species is benefited while the other is unaffected. adjective

An organism participating in a symbiotic relationship in which one species derives some benefit while the other is unaffected. noun

Eating together at the same table.

In zoology and botany, living with as a tenant or coinhabitant, but not as a parasite; inquiline. See II., 2.

One who eats at the same table with another or others. noun

In zoology and botany, one of two animals or plants which live together, but neither at the expense of the other; an animal or a plant as a tenant, but not a true parasite, of another; an inquiline. noun

Having the character of a commensal. adjective

One who eats at the same table. noun

An animal, not truly parasitic, which lives in, with, or on, another, partaking usually of the same food. Both species may be benefited by the association. noun

Of a form of symbiosis in which one organism derives a benefit while the other is unaffected adjective

An organism partaking in a commensal relationship. noun

Either of two different animal or plant species living in close association but not interdependent noun

Living in a state of commensalism adjective

An organism partaking in a commensal relationship.

One who eats at the same table.

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