commensal

Meanings

Adjective

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

Noun

An organism partaking in a commensal relationship.
One who eats at the same table.

Origin

From Old French commensal, from Medieval Latin commensalis.

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