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Of a form of symbiosis in which one organism derives a benefit while the other is unaffected.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: biology, ecology, natural-sciences
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Eating at the same table.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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An organism partaking in a commensal relationship.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, ecology, natural-sciences
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One who eats at the same table.
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living in a state of commensalism
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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either of two different animal or plant species living in close association but not interdependent
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Broader terms: organism, being
From Middle English commensal, from Old French commensal, from Medieval Latin commensālis, from com- + mensa (“table”) + -ālis.
Across languages
Translations
20 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Bulgarian:
паразитизъм
(parazitizǎm)
— of a form of symbiosis
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Finnish:
kommensaalinen
— of a form of symbiosis
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Hindi:
सहभोज
(sahbhoj)
— of a form of symbiosis
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Polish:
komensaliczny
— of a form of symbiosis
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Spanish:
comensal
— of a form of symbiosis
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Bulgarian:
паразит
(parazit)
— organism partaking in a commensal relationship
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Finnish:
pöytävieras
— organism partaking in a commensal relationship
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Polish:
komensal
— organism partaking in a commensal relationship
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Spanish:
comensal
— organism partaking in a commensal relationship
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Bulgarian:
сътрапезник
(sǎtrapeznik)
— One who eats at the same table
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Catalan:
comensal
— One who eats at the same table
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French:
convive
— One who eats at the same table
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French:
commensale
— One who eats at the same table
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German:
Tischgenosse
— One who eats at the same table
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German:
Tischgenossin
— One who eats at the same table
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Greek:
συνδαιτυμόνας
(syndaitymónas)
— One who eats at the same table
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Italian:
commensale
— One who eats at the same table
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Polish:
współbiesiadnik
— One who eats at the same table
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Polish:
współbiesiadniczka
— One who eats at the same table
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Portuguese:
comensal
— One who eats at the same table