Definition of Commensal

1. Noun. Either of two different animal or plant species living in close association but not interdependent.

Generic synonyms: Being, Organism

2. Adjective. Living in a state of commensalism.
Category relationships: Biological Science, Biology
Partainyms: Commensalism

Definition of Commensal

1. n. One who eats at the same table.

2. a. Having the character of a commensal.

Definition of Commensal

1. Adjective. (ecology) of a form of symbiosis in which one organism derives a benefit while the other is unaffected ¹

2. Noun. (ecology) An organism partaking in a commensal relationship. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Commensal

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Commensal

1. 1. Living on or within another organism and deriving benefit without injuring or benefiting the other individual. 2. An organism living on or within another, but not causing injury to the host. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Commensal

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commensal (current term)
commensal parasite
commensalism
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Literary usage of Commensal

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences by California Academy of Sciences (1900)
"It is not only free-living under a variety of conditions (under stones, among tunicates, mussels, sea-weeds, etc.), but is also a common commensal in the ..."

2. The British Journal of Dermatology by British Association of Dermatology (1896)
"His method of separating them is an -is she statement that the ringworm fungi na s'l^iry medium, whilst the commensal s-.iL This opinion we are unable to ..."

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