commensal
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/kəˈmensl/
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/kəˈmensl/
adjective
R
An organism that lives with another and benefits from the relationship without harming the host.
Some species of birds are commensal with large mammals, feeding on ticks and insects that live on the mammal's fur.
translation
An organism that lives with another and benefits from the relationship without harming the host.