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Commensal
01
either of two different animal or plant species living in close association but not interdependent
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Animal
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
commensals
commensal
01
describing a relationship between two organisms where one benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
relational
ungradable
Examples
The commensal relationship between barnacles and whales allows the barnacles to travel vast distances.
Lexical Tree
commensalism
commensal
