English Dictionary

commensal

IPA（発音記号）

/kəˈmɛnsəl/

名詞

(ecology) An organism partaking in a commensal relationship. / One who eats at the same table.

日本語の意味

（生態学）片利共生関係に関与する生物。 / （比喩的表現）同じ食卓を共にする人。

The commensal clung to the crab's shell, feeding on leftover food while the crab remained unharmed.

片利共生者はカニの甲羅にしがみつき、カニに害を与えることなく残り物を食べていた。

意味（1）

(ecology) An organism partaking in a commensal relationship.

The tree did indeed grow right out of the algae, as I had seen from the lifeboat. There was not the least trace of soil. Either there was soil deeper down, or this species of tree was a remarkable instance of a commensal or a parasite.

意味（2）

One who eats at the same table.

commensals （ plural ）