Meanings
nouncommensalism (countable and uncountable, plural commensalisms)
plural commensalisms
- countableuncountablebiologyA sharing of the same environment by two organisms where one species benefits and the other is unaffected. An example is barnacles on whales.
- countableuncountableThe act of eating together; table fellowship.
Origin
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 片利共生, 偏利共生
- 片利共生 (piànlì-gòngshēng)sharing of the same environment
- 偏利共生 (piānlì-gòngshēng)sharing of the same environment
Finnish pöytävierassuhde, kommensalismi
- pöytävierassuhdesharing of the same environment
- kommensalismisharing of the same environment
German Kommensalismus
- Kommensalismussharing of the same environment
Hindi सहभोजिता
- सहभोजिता (sahbhojitā)sharing of the same environment
Japanese 片利共生
- 片利共生 (henrikyōsei)sharing of the same environment
Polish komensalizm
- komensalizmsharing of the same environment
Portuguese comensalismo
- comensalismosharing of the same environment
Spanish comensalismo
- comensalismosharing of the same environment
Cite this entry
APA
commensalism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/commensalism
MLA
“commensalism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/commensalism. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “commensalism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/commensalism.
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