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Commensal
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.]
2. (Zo["o]l.) 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.
Commensal
Commensal Com*men"sal, a.
Having the character of a commensal.
Meaning of commensal from wikipedia
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Commensalism is a long-term
biological interaction (symbiosis) in
which members of one
species gain
benefits while those of the
other species neither benefit...
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Hoplophrys oatesi, also
known as the
candy crab, Oates's soft
coral crab,
commensal soft
coral crab and
Dendronephthya crab.
Hoplophrys oatesi is a very colourful...
- all
persistent biological interactions (in
other words, to mutualism,
commensalism, and parasitism, but
excluding brief interactions such as predation)...
- host. In parasitism, the
parasite benefits at the host's expense. In
commensalism, the two live
together without harming each other,
while in mutualism...
- Co-marketing (
Commensal marketing,
symbiotic marketing) is
marketing in
which companies and consumers,
companies and companies,
nations and nations, humans...
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pathways that most
animal domesticates followed into domestication: (1)
commensals,
adapted to a
human niche (e.g., dogs, cats, fowl,
possibly pigs); (2)...
- altispina, or high-spined
commensal hydroid, is a
small colonial hydroid in the
family Hydractiniidae. High-spined
commensal hydroids grow as a fuzzy-looking...
- with many
other organisms.
These can be
commensal,
parasitic or
mutualistic relationships. Many of the
commensal relationships are
found within the family...
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Streptococcus intermedius is an
aerotolerant anaerobic commensal bacterium and a
member of the
Streptococcus anginosus group. The S.
anginosus group,...
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isolated from the
mucous membrane of the ch**** and gingiva. It is an oral
commensal, that has been
linked to
causing severe bacteremia in immunocompromised...