commensal
Adjective
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Adjective
commensal (not comparable)
- (ecology) Of a form of symbiosis in which one organism derives a benefit while the other is unaffected.
- Eating at the same table.
- Spanish: comensal
commensal (plural commensals)
- (ecology) An organism partaking in a commensal relationship.
- 2001, Yann Martel, Life of Pi, Canongate (2003), ISBN 184195392X, page 260:
- The tree did indeed grow right out of the algae, as I had seen from the lifeboat. There was not the least trace of soil. Either there was soil deeper down, or this species of tree was a remarkable instance of a commensal or a parasite.
- 2001, Yann Martel, Life of Pi, Canongate (2003), ISBN 184195392X, page 260:
- One who eats at the same table.
- Spanish: comensal
- commensalism
- commensality
- endocommensal
- endocommensalism
- ectocommensal
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