COMMENSAL

n. a.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

1.
n.

One who eats at the same table. [Obs.]

2.
n.

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.

3.
a.

Having the character of a commensal.

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