Search
Select the dictionary language
Commensal
01
either of two different animal or plant species living in close association but not interdependent
commensal
01
describing a relationship between two organisms where one benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed
Examples
The commensal relationship between barnacles and whales allows the barnacles to travel vast distances.
Many birds have commensal habits, nesting in trees without affecting the trees' health.
Lexical Tree
commensalism
commensal
