Commensal (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

adjective
  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. (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.
noun
  1. a companion at table.
  2. a commensal organism.
adjective
  1. (of two different species of plant or animal) living in close association, such that one species benefits without harming the other
  2. of or relating to eating together, esp at the same table
noun
  1. a commensal plant or animal
  2. a companion at table
Commensal (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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