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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Commensal \Com*men"sal\, n. [LL. commensalis; L. com- + mensa table: cf F. commensal. Cf Mensal.] 1. One who eats at the same table. [Obs.] 2. (Zo["o]l.) An animal, not truly parasitic, which lives in with or on another, partaking usually of the same food. Both species may be benefited by the association. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Commensal \Com*men"sal\, a. Having the character of a commensal. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: commensal adj : (biology) living in a state of commensalism n : either of two different animal or plant species living in close association but not interdependent
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