commensal
com·men·sal
adjective
1.
living in a state of commensalism
noun
1.
either of two different animal or plant species living in close association but not interdependent
Origin
From Middle English commensal, from Old French commensal, from Medieval Latin commensālis, from com- + mensa (“table”) + -ālis.
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