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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

COMMENSAL

n.One that eats at the same table.

 

COMMENSALITY

n.Fellowship at table; the act or practice of eating at the same table.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

COMMENSAL

Com *men "sal, n. Etym: [LL. commensalis; L. com- + mensa table: cf. F.commensal. Cf. Mensal. ]

 

1. One who eats at the same table. [Obs. ]

 

2. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: 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.

 

COMMENSAL

COMMENSAL Com *men "sal, a.

 

Defn: Having the character of a commensal.

 

COMMENSALISM

COMMENSALISM Com *men "sal *ism, n.

 

Defn: The act of eating together; table fellowship.

 

COMMENSALITY

COMMENSALITY Com `men *sal "i *ty, n.

 

Defn: Fellowship at table; the act or practice of eating at the same table. [Obs. ] "Promiscuous commensality. " Sir T. Browne.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

commensal

com men sal |kəˈmensəl kəˈmɛnsəl | ▶adjective Biology of, relating to, or exhibiting commensalism. ▶noun Biology a commensal organism, such as many bacteria. DERIVATIVES com men sal i ty |ˌkämenˈsalitē |noun ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from medieval Latin commensalis, from com- ‘sharing ’ + mensa ‘a table. ’

 

commensalism

com men sal ism |kəˈmensəˌlizəm kəˈmɛnsəˌlɪzəm | ▶noun Biology an association between two organisms in which one benefits and the other derives neither benefit nor harm.

 

Oxford Dictionary

commensal

commensal |kəˈmɛns (ə )l |Biology ▶adjective relating to or exhibiting commensalism. ▶noun a commensal organism, such as many bacteria. DERIVATIVES commensality |kɒmənˈsalɪti |noun ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from medieval Latin commensalis, from com- ‘sharing ’ + mensa ‘a table ’.

 

commensalism

com |mens ¦al |ism |kəˈmɛns (ə )lɪz (ə )m | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Biology an association between two organisms in which one benefits and the other derives neither benefit nor harm.

 

French Dictionary

commensal

commensal , ale , aux n. m. et f. nom masculin et féminin littéraire Personne qui mange habituellement à la même table qu ’une autre. : Des commensaux agréables.