Look up: commensal


  1. commensal
    Type: Term Pronunciation: kŏ-men′săl Definitions: 1. Pertaining to or characterized by commensalism. 2. An organism participating in commensalism.
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=19225

  2. Commensal
    Having benefit for one member of a two-species association but neither positive nor negative effect on the other
    Found op http://life.bio.sunysb.edu/marinebio/glossary.c.html

  3. commensal
    [adj] - (biology) living in a state of commensalism 2. [n] - either of two different animal or plant species living in close association but not interdependent
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=commensal

  4. Commensal
    Commensal: 1. Living in a relationship in which one organism derives food or other benefits from another organism without hurting or helping it. Commensal bacteria are part of the normal flora in the mouth. 2. An intimate relationship. The Norway rat, roof rat, and house mouse are considered commens...
    Found op http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.html?articlekey=34012

  5. Commensal
    Com·men'sal noun [ Late Latin commensalis ; Latin com- + mensa table: confer French commensal . Confer Mensal.] 1. One who eats at the same table. [ Obsolete] 2. (Zoology) An animal, not truly parasit...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/116

  6. Commensal
    Com·men'sal adjective Having the character of a commensal.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/116

  7. commensal
    1. <biology> Living on or within another organism and deriving benefit without injuring or benefiting the other individual. ... 2. An organism living on or within another, but not causing injury to the host. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?commensal

  8. commensal
    adjective living in a state of commensalism
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=commensal



  1. commensal
    noun either of two different animal or plant species living in close association but not interdependent
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=commensal

  2. commensal
    (ko-men´sәl) living on or within another organism, and deriving benefit without harming or benefiting the host individual. a parasitic organism that causes no harm to the host.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

  3. Commensal
    • (n.) 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. • (n.) One who eats at the same table. • (a.) Having the character of a commensal.
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/commensal/

  4. commensal
    (L. com- together + mensa table) 1. living on or within another organism, and deriving benefit without injuring or benefiting the other individual. 2. an organism living on or within another, but not causing injury to the host.
    Found op http://users.ugent.be/~rvdstich/eugloss/DIC/dictio19.html

  5. commensal
    In biological parlance, two entities existing together but at the expense of one another.
    Found op http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/C/commensal.html

  6. commensal
    (L: com with/together; mensa=table; dining together) a species living in close association with another species. One organism benefits, the other does not, but neither is harmed. For example, the Remora (Shark Sucker) attaches itself to a shark without harming it, and scavenges the left-overs from t...
    Found op http://www.seafriends.org.nz/books/glossary.htm

  7. Commensal
    Living with, on or in another organism, without harm to either. See Teacher's Guide Activity 11
    Found op http://www.oceanoasis.org/fieldguide/glossary.html

  8. commensal
    1) Interdependence 2) Interdependency 3) Mutuality
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/commensal/1

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