commensal
Plural: commensals
Noun
- either of two different animal or plant species living in close association but not interdependent
- An organism partaking in a commensal relationship.
- One who eats at the same table.
Adjective
- living in a state of commensalism
Adj
- Of a form of symbiosis in which one organism derives a benefit while the other is unaffected.
- Eating at the same table.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English commensal, from Old French commensal, from Medieval Latin commensālis, from com- + mensa (“table”) + -ālis.
Scrabble Score: 15
commensal: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordcommensal: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
commensal: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 20
commensal: valid Words With Friends Word