"commensal" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /kəˈmɛnsəl/
Etymology: From Middle English commensal, from Old French commensal, from Medieval Latin commensālis, from com- + mensa (“table”) + -ālis. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|commensal}} Middle English commensal, {{der|en|fro|commensal}} Old French commensal, {{der|en|ML.|commensālis}} Medieval Latin commensālis Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} commensal (not comparable)
  1. (ecology) Of a form of symbiosis in which one organism derives a benefit while the other is unaffected. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Ecology Translations (of a form of symbiosis): паразитизъм (parazitizǎm) [masculine] (Bulgarian), kommensaalinen (Finnish), komensaliczny (Polish), comensal (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-commensal-en-adj-4rpdznLT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 39 15 33 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 19 30 25 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 18 31 24 26 0 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 35 18 30 0 1 Topics: biology, ecology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'of a form of symbiosis': 99 1
  2. Eating at the same table. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-commensal-en-adj-4FQAMFjH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 39 15 33 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 19 30 25 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 18 31 24 26 0 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 35 18 30 0 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: anticommensal, commensally, noncommensal

Noun [English]

IPA: /kəˈmɛnsəl/ Forms: commensals [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English commensal, from Old French commensal, from Medieval Latin commensālis, from com- + mensa (“table”) + -ālis. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|commensal}} Middle English commensal, {{der|en|fro|commensal}} Old French commensal, {{der|en|ML.|commensālis}} Medieval Latin commensālis Head templates: {{en-noun}} commensal (plural commensals)
  1. (ecology) An organism partaking in a commensal relationship. Categories (topical): Ecology Translations (organism partaking in a commensal relationship): паразит (parazit) (Bulgarian), pöytävieras (Finnish), komensal [masculine] (Polish), comensal (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-commensal-en-noun-iT9pPBGC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 39 15 33 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 19 30 25 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 18 31 24 26 0 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 35 18 30 0 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 24 23 32 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 24 24 31 21 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 25 24 32 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 26 20 37 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 24 24 31 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 23 25 31 21 Topics: biology, ecology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'organism partaking in a commensal relationship': 99 1
  2. One who eats at the same table. Translations (One who eats at the same table): сътрапезник (sǎtrapeznik) [masculine] (Bulgarian), Tischgenosse [masculine] (German), Tischgenossin [feminine] (German), συνδαιτυμόνας (syndaitymónas) [feminine, masculine] (Greek), współbiesiadnik [masculine] (Polish), współbiesiadniczka [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-commensal-en-noun-G2XAImHo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 39 15 33 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 19 30 25 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 18 31 24 26 0 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 35 18 30 0 1 Disambiguation of 'One who eats at the same table': 3 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: commensalism, commensality, endocommensal, endocommensalism, ectocommensal

Adjective [French]

IPA: /kɔ.mɑ̃.sal/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-commensal.wav Forms: commensale [feminine], commensaux [masculine, plural], commensales [feminine, plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Medieval Latin commēnsālis. Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|ML.|commēnsālis}} Borrowed from Medieval Latin commēnsālis Head templates: {{fr-adj}} commensal (feminine commensale, masculine plural commensaux, feminine plural commensales)
  1. commensal
    Sense id: en-commensal-fr-adj-wq4Hz3Tg Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 42 58

Noun [French]

IPA: /kɔ.mɑ̃.sal/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-commensal.wav Forms: commensaux [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Medieval Latin commēnsālis. Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|ML.|commēnsālis}} Borrowed from Medieval Latin commēnsālis Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} commensal m (plural commensaux)
  1. commensal Tags: masculine Related terms: commensalisme
    Sense id: en-commensal-fr-noun-wq4Hz3Tg Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 42 58

Inflected forms

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