Definition
A symbiotic relationship between two species where one benefits while the other is neither helped nor harmed. The benefiting species gains resources or advantages without affecting its partner.
Etymology
From Latin 'com-' (together) and 'mensa' (table), literally meaning 'eating at the same table.' Coined by Belgian zoologist Pierre-Joseph van Beneden in 1876 to describe relationships where one organism benefits from another's activities.
Kelly Says
Shark remoras are classic commensalists—they get free transportation, food scraps, and protection by hitching rides on sharks, while the sharks don't care one way or the other about their fishy passengers!
Translations
BNবাংলা
সহজীবন
śahajībana
CACatalà
comensalisme
kɔ.mɛn.sa.lɪz.mɛ
CSČeština
komensalismus
kɔ.mɛn.sa.lɪs.mus
DADansk
kommensalisme
kɔ.mɛn.sa.lɪs.mɛ
DEDeutsch
Kommensalismus
kɔ.mɛn.sa.lis.mus
ELΕλληνικά
συμβίωση
sim.vi.ó.si
ESEspañol
comensalismo
ko.men.sa.lis.mɔ
FISuomi
yhteiselämä
ˈyhteiˌselæmæ
FRFrançais
commensalisme
kɔ.mɛn.sa.lism
HAHA
rayuwa tare
rä.ju.wä tɑ.rɛ
HEעברית
קומנסליזם
qomen.salizem
HIहिन्दी
सहजीविता
sahajīvitā
HUMagyar
kommensalizmus
kɔ.mɛn.sa.lɪz.mus
IDBahasa Indonesia
komensalisme
kɔ.mɛn.sa.lis.mɛ
IGIG
ndụ dị ọnụ
ndụ dɪ ɔnʊ
ITItaliano
comensalismo
ko.men.sa.lis.mɔ
KKKK
бірге өмір
bɪrɡɛ ɔmɪr
KMKM
រស់ជាមួយ
rɔh ciə miəy
MSBahasa Melayu
komensalisme
kɔ.mɛn.sa.lɪs.mɛ
MYမြန်မာ
အတူယှဉ်
a.tuʃɪ̀ɰ̃
NLNederlands
commensalisme
kɔ.mɛn.sa.lɪz.mə
NONorsk
kommensalisme
kɔ.mɛn.sa.lɪs.mɛ
PLPolski
komensalizm
kɔ.mɛn.sa.liz.mɔ
PTPortuguês
comensalismo
kɔ.mẽ.sa.liz.mu
RORomână
comensalism
kɔ.mɛn.sa.lism
RUРусский
комменсализм
kɐmʲɪnˈsɑlʲɪzm
SVSvenska
kommensalism
kɔ.mɛn.sa.lɪsm
SWKiswahili
kuishi pamoja
kuˈi.ʃi paˈmo.dʒa
TAதமிழ்
ஒன்றாக வாழ்தல்
oṉṟāka vāḻtal
TEతెలుగు
సహజీవనం
sahajīvanaṁ
TLTL
pakikisama
pa.ki.ki.sa.ma
TRTürkçe
komensalizm
kɔ.men.sa.liz.mɔ
UKУкраїнська
коменсалізм
kɔ.mɛn.sa.lɪz.mɔ
URاردو
ہم زیستی
ham zīstī
VITiếng Việt
cộng sinh
kəm˧˦ ʂiŋ˧˧
ZUZU
ukuzingana
ukuˈziŋɡana