Definition of Commensal. Meaning of Commensal. Synonyms of Commensal

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Definition of Commensal

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

- Commensalism is a long-term biological interaction (symbiosis) in which members of one species gain benefits while those of the other species neither benefit...
- 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...
- 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...
- pathways that most animal domesticates followed into domestication: (1) commensals, adapted to a human niche (e.g., dogs, cats, fowl, possibly pigs); (2)...
- 6–7 cm and a length width reaching 19–22 cm. It frequently displays a commensal or mutualistic relationship with the microhylid frog Chiasmocleis ventrimaculata...
- many streptococcal species are not pathogenic, and form part of the commensal human microbiota of the mouth, skin, intestine, and upper respiratory...
- Co-marketing (Commensal marketing, symbiotic marketing) is marketing in which companies and consumers, companies and companies, nations and nations, humans...