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commensal

/kəˈmen.səl/

2 entries

adjective

/kəˈmen.səl/C2formalscientific
  • ruОписывает отношения между двумя организмами, при которых один получает пользу, а другой не получает ни помощи, ни вреда.

Describes a relationship between two organisms where one benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed.

  1. Living in a state of commensalismC2formalscientific

    Describing an organism that lives in a relationship with another species where one benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed.

    ruКомменсальный

    • The barnacle is a commensal organism that attaches to whales without harming them.
    • Certain bacteria are commensal in the human gut, feeding on nutrients without causing disease.
    • The remora fish has a commensal relationship with sharks, eating leftover food.

    Antonymsparasiticpathogenic

Forms
  • more commensal comparative form
  • most commensal superlative form

noun

/kəˈmen.səl/C2formalscientific
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее один из двух различных видов животных или растений, которые живут в тесной ассоциации друг с другом, но не являются взаимозависимыми.

A noun referring to one of two different animal or plant species that live in close association with each other, but are not interdependent.

  1. Commensal organismC2formalscientific

    An organism that lives in close association with another species of a different kind, benefiting from the relationship without harming or benefiting the host.

    ruКомменсал

    • Barnacles are often considered commensals on whales.
    • The remora fish acts as a commensal by attaching to sharks.
    • Certain bacteria are commensals in the human gut.

    Antonymsparasitepathogen

Forms
  • commensals plural form
  • commensals' possessive plural form
  • commensal's possessive singular form