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commensal (encz) | commensal, n: |
Commensal (gcide) | Commensal \Com*men"sal\, n. [LL. commensalis; L. com- + mensa
table: cf. F. commensal. Cf. Mensal.]
1. One who eats at the same table. [Obs.]
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2. (Zool.) 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.
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Commensal (gcide) | Commensal \Com*men"sal\, a.
Having the character of a commensal.
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commensal (wn) | commensal
adj 1: living in a state of commensalism
n 1: either of two different animal or plant species living in
close association but not interdependent |
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commensal (encz) | commensal, n: |
commensalism (encz) | commensalism,symbióza n: Zdeněk Brož |
commensally (encz) | commensally, adv: |
Commensalism (gcide) | Commensalism \Com*men"sal*ism\, n.
The act of eating together; table fellowship.
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Commensality (gcide) | Commensality \Com`men*sal"i*ty\, n.
Fellowship at table; the act or practice of eating at the
same table. [Obs.] "Promiscuous commensality." --Sir T.
Browne.
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commensal (wn) | commensal
adj 1: living in a state of commensalism
n 1: either of two different animal or plant species living in
close association but not interdependent |
commensalism (wn) | commensalism
n 1: the relation between two different kinds of organisms when
one receives benefits from the other without damaging it |
commensally (wn) | commensally
adv 1: in a commensal manner |
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