单词 | commensal |
释义 | commensal —commensalism, n. —commensality /kom'en sal"i tee/, n. —commensally, adv. /keuh men"seuhl/, adj. 1. eating together at the same table. 2. (of an animal, plant, fungus, etc.) living with, on, or in another, without injury to either. 3. Sociol. (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. 4. a companion at table. 5. a commensal organism. [1350-1400; ME < ML commensalis. See COM-, MENSAL2] |
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