Main Entry: com·men·sal

Pronunciation: \kə-ˈmen(t)-səl\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin commensalis, from Latin com- + Late Latin mensalis of the table, from Latin mensa table

Date: 1877

: of, relating to, or living in a state of commensalism <commensal organisms>

— commensal noun

— com·men·sal·ly \-sə-lē\ adverb