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Definition of Commensal
1. Noun. Either of two different animal or plant species living in close association but not interdependent.
2. Adjective. Living in a state of 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
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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 ..."