commensal

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An organism partaking in a commensal relationship.
    — The tree did indeed grow right out of the algae, as I had seen from the lifeboat. There was not the least trace of soil. Either there was soil deeper down, or this species of tree was a remarkable instance of a commensal or a parasite.
  2. One who eats at the same table.
    — Colville ordered it, and was sorry when the last of his commensals, slightly bowing him a good-night, left him alone to it.
形容词 adj.
  1. Of a form of symbiosis in which one organism derives a benefit while the other is unaffected. not-comparable
    — The fish (AMPHIPRION PERCULA) "intel-intel" of the blacks, is said to be commensal (literally, dining at the same table with its host), as distinguished from the parasite, which lives on its host.
  2. Eating at the same table. not-comparable

词形变化

commensals plural

词汇关系

衍生词
anticommensal commensally noncommensal
相关词
commensalism commensality endocommensal endocommensalism ectocommensal

词源

词源 1
From Middle English commensal, from Old French commensal, from Medieval Latin commensālis, from com- + mensa (“table”) + -ālis.
词源 2
From Middle English commensal, from Old French commensal, from Medieval Latin commensālis, from com- + mensa (“table”) + -ālis.
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