commensal

a. 共餐的, 同桌的, 共生的 n. 共餐者, 共生体

发音

/kəˈmɛnsəl/

词形变化

commensals 复数 commensals

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An organism partaking in a commensal relationship.

    生物
  2. 2.

    One who eats at the same table.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Of a form of symbiosis in which one organism derives a benefit while the other is unaffected.

    生物
  2. 2.

    Eating at the same table.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

being organism

词源

From Middle English commensal, from Old French commensal, from Medieval Latin commensālis, from com- + mensa (“table”) + -ālis.

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