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Commensally

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Adverb

1. commensally

in a commensal manner

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Commensally

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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

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Commensally

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noun

1.

a companion at meals

2. Biology

either of the organisms living in commensalism

adjective

3.

designating, of, or like a commensal

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Commensally

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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.

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