commensal

English Thesaurus

1. either of two different animal or plant species living in close association but not interdependent (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	being, organism,
definition	:	a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently (noun.tops)

2. living in a state of commensalism (adj.pert)

domain category	:	biological science, biology,
definition	:	the science that studies living organisms (noun.cognition)

3. either of two different animal or plant species living in close association but not interdependent (noun.animal)

derivation	:	commensal,
definition	:	living in a state of commensalism (adj.pert)

4. living in a state of commensalism (adj.pert)

pertainym	:	commensalism,
definition	:	the relation between two different kinds of organisms when one receives benefits from the other without damaging it (noun.linkdef)

derivation	:	commensal,
definition	:	either of two different animal or plant species living in close association but not interdependent (noun.animal)

5. either of two different animal or plant species living in close association but not interdependent (noun.animal)

derivation	:	commensal,
definition	:	living in a state of commensalism (adj.pert)

6. living in a state of commensalism (adj.pert)

pertainym	:	commensalism,
definition	:	the relation between two different kinds of organisms when one receives benefits from the other without damaging it (noun.linkdef)

derivation	:	commensal,
definition	:	either of two different animal or plant species living in close association but not interdependent (noun.animal)