[kuh-men-suh
l] 
| 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. | 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. |
| 4. | a companion at table. |
| 5. | a commensal organism. |
| com·men·sal (kə-měn'səl) 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. [Middle English, sharing a meal, from Medieval Latin commēnsālis : Latin com-, com- + Latin mēnsa, table.] com·men'sal·ly adv. |
commensal com·men·sal (kə-měn'səl)
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.