commensal

Definition of Commensal in English :

1. commensal

either of two different animal or plant species living in close association but not interdependent

2. commensal

living in a state of commensalism

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Commensal

adjective

1.

(of two different species of plant or animal) living in close association, such that one species benefits without harming the other

2. rare

of or relating to eating together, esp at the same table

commensal pleasures

noun

3.

a commensal plant or animal

4. rare

a companion at table

noun

1.

a companion at meals

2. Biology

either of the organisms living in commensalism

adjective

3.

designating, of, or like a commensal

adj.

Of, relating to, or characterized by a symbiotic relationship in which one species is benefited while the other is unaffected.

n.

An organism participating in a symbiotic relationship in which one species derives some benefit while the other is unaffected.