COMMENSAL


Meaning of COMMENSAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kə-ˈmen(t)-səl ]

adjective

Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin commensalis, from Latin com- + Late Latin mensalis of the table, from Latin mensa table

Date: 1877

: of, relating to, or living in a state of commensalism

commensal organisms

• commensal noun

• com·men·sal·ly -sə-lē adverb

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