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Word: Commensal
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late 19th century: from medieval Latin commensalis, from com- ‘sharing’ + mensa ‘a table’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
kəˈmɛnsl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
relating to or exhibiting commensalism.
Short Definition:relating to or exhibiting commensalism
Word: Commensal
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
kəˈmɛnsl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a commensal organism, such as many bacteria.
Short Definition:commensal organism, such as many bacteria
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