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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024com•men•sal (kə men′səl),USA pronunciation adj. - eating together at the same table.
- Ecology(of an animal, plant, fungus, etc.) living with, on, or in another, without injury to either.
- Sociology(of a person or group) not competing while residing in or occupying the same area as another individual or group having independent or different values or customs.
n. - a companion at table.
- Ecologya commensal organism.
- Medieval Latin commēnsālis. See com-, mensal2
- 1350–1400; Middle English
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: commensal /kəˈmɛnsəl/ adj - (of two different species of plant or animal) living in close association, such that one species benefits without harming the other
- rare of or relating to eating together, esp at the same table
n - a commensal plant or animal
- rare a companion at table
Etymology: 14th Century: from Medieval Latin commensālis, from Latin com- together + mensa tablecomˈmensalism n commensality /ˌkɒmɛnˈsælɪtɪ/ n |