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Webster 1913 Edition
Commensal
Com-men′sal
,Noun.
[LL.
commensalis
; L. com-
+ mensa
table: cf. F. commensal
. Cf. Mensal.] 1.
One who eats at the same table.
[Obs.]
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.
Com-men′sal
,Adj.
Having the character of a commensal.
Webster 1828 Edition
Commensal
COMMENSAL
,Noun.