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Definition of commensal in English: commensaladjective kəˈmɛns(ə)lkəˈmɛnsəl Biology Relating to or exhibiting commensalism. 〔生〕共栖的，共生的 Example sentencesExamples - The majority of reports came from Europe but resistance in commensal rodents was also documented in the United States, Canada, Japan, and Australia.
- Aids, for example, infects some primates without causing illness or death, and has probably lived in them in a commensal relationship for generations.
- The outermost layer - the epidermis, is colonised by a raft of commensal bacteria, that is, bacteria that generally don't cause harm to the host.
- Based on this finding it was suggested that this bacterial strain has at least a commensal relationship with the host.
- We saw several fist-sized sea squirts which were bright pink in colour, and only when studying the photographs afterwards noticed that each was attended by a number of well-camouflaged commensal prawns, also pink.
noun kəˈmɛns(ə)lkəˈmɛnsəl Biology A commensal organism, such as many bacteria. 〔生〕共栖体，共生体（如许多细菌） Example sentencesExamples - At least one report suggests that the number of bacterial strains that are symbiotic or commensal is limited.
- It may be that their main metabolic interaction is with bacterial commensals, rather than directly with the insect host.
- In an editorial review on the relationship of bacteria to lung host defenses, it was suggested that it should be possible to separate the presence of bacteria as commensals in the airway from those causing an infection.
- This species is also closely associated with colonies of various seabirds and marine mammals; it feeds among birds and seals and has been considered a commensal of those colonial animals.
- However, their isolates were from sites such as the nose and hands of the foodhandlers, where these organisms remain as mere commensals.
Derivativesnoun kɒmənˈsalɪti Biology Specifically, we believe significant shifts in important dimensions of our eating culture - increased snacking frequency, the tendency towards eating alone, and an overall decline in commensality have contributed to much of the current obesity problem. Example sentencesExamples - This fact can be a concept for a basis of the criterion to evaluate housing in environmental commensality.
- These matters, in turn, are replicated in the dietary and commensality practices.
OriginLate 19th century: from medieval Latin commensalis, from com- 'sharing' + mensa 'a table'. Definition of commensal in US English: commensaladjectivekəˈmensəlkəˈmɛnsəl Relating to or exhibiting commensalism. 〔生〕共栖的，共生的 Example sentencesExamples - Aids, for example, infects some primates without causing illness or death, and has probably lived in them in a commensal relationship for generations.
- Based on this finding it was suggested that this bacterial strain has at least a commensal relationship with the host.
- The majority of reports came from Europe but resistance in commensal rodents was also documented in the United States, Canada, Japan, and Australia.
- The outermost layer - the epidermis, is colonised by a raft of commensal bacteria, that is, bacteria that generally don't cause harm to the host.
- We saw several fist-sized sea squirts which were bright pink in colour, and only when studying the photographs afterwards noticed that each was attended by a number of well-camouflaged commensal prawns, also pink.
nounkəˈmensəlkəˈmɛnsəl A commensal organism, such as many bacteria. 〔生〕共栖体，共生体（如许多细菌） Example sentencesExamples - This species is also closely associated with colonies of various seabirds and marine mammals; it feeds among birds and seals and has been considered a commensal of those colonial animals.
- In an editorial review on the relationship of bacteria to lung host defenses, it was suggested that it should be possible to separate the presence of bacteria as commensals in the airway from those causing an infection.
- However, their isolates were from sites such as the nose and hands of the foodhandlers, where these organisms remain as mere commensals.
- It may be that their main metabolic interaction is with bacterial commensals, rather than directly with the insect host.
- At least one report suggests that the number of bacterial strains that are symbiotic or commensal is limited.
OriginLate 19th century: from medieval Latin commensalis, from com- ‘sharing’ + mensa ‘a table’. |