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...
- altispina, or high-spined commensal hydroid, is a small colonial hydroid in the family Hydractiniidae. High-spined commensal hydroids grow as a fuzzy-looking...
- sponges of the Saint Martin's Island Area of the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh. Commensal S. epidermidis is an essential part of a healthy skin microbiota. It contributes...
- urealyti**** biovar 1. Ureaplasma parvum has been identified as being a commensal in the female reproductive tract as part of the microbiome in healthy...
- American wolves. The dog is a domestic animal that likely travelled a commensal pathway into domestication (i.e. humans initially neither bene****ed nor...
- sessile) organism existing off of biotic substrate through mutualism, commensalism, or parasitism. Ectosymbiosis is found throughout a diverse array of...
- 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...
- host. In parasitism, the parasite benefits at the host's expense. In commensalism, the two live together without harming each other, while in mutualism...
- Hoplophrys oatesii, also known as the candy crab, Oates's soft coral crab, commensal soft coral crab and Dendronephthya crab. Hoplophrys oatesii is a very...
- with many other organisms. These can be commensal, parasitic or mutualistic relationships. Many of the commensal relationships are found within the family...