'Commensal' definitions:
Definition of 'commensal'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Living in a state of commensalism
noun
Either of two different animal or plant species living in close association but not interdependent
Definition of 'Commensal'
From: GCIDE
- Commensal \Com*men"sal\, n. [LL. commensalis; L. com- + mensa table: cf. F. commensal. Cf. Mensal.]
- 1. One who eats at the same table. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Zool.) 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. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Commensal'
From: GCIDE
- Commensal \Com*men"sal\, a. Having the character of a commensal. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'commensal'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- cannibal,
- cannibalistic,
- carnivorous,
- coacting,
- coactive,
- coadjutant,
- coadjuvant,
- coefficient,
- collaborative,
- collective,
- collectivist,
- collectivistic,
- collusive,
- combined,
- common,
- communal,
- communalist,
- communalistic,
- communist,
- communistic,
- communitarian,
- concerted,
- concordant,
- concurrent,
- concurring,
- conniving,
- cooperant,
- cooperating,
- cooperative,
- dietetic,
- dining,
- eating,
- ecological,
- ecotopic,
- ecumenic,
- feeding,
- fellow,
- flesh-eating,
- fruitarian,
- gastronomic,
- gluttonous,
- grain-eating,
- graminivorous,
- granivorous,
- grass-eating,
- harmonious,
- harmonized,
- herbivorous,
- insect-eating,
- insectivorous,
- joint,
- lactovegetarian,
- man-eating,
- meat-eating,
- mensal,
- mutual,
- noncompetitive,
- nourishing,
- nutritious,
- omnivorous,
- omophagous,
- pantophagous,
- parasitic,
- phytivorous,
- phytophagous,
- plant-eating,
- postprandial,
- prandial,
- predacious,
- preprandial,
- reciprocal,
- symbiotic,
- synergetic,
- synergic,
- synergistic,
- uncompetitive,
- vegetable-eating,
- vegetarian