commensal
US /kəˈmen.səl/
UK /kəˈmen.səl/
形容詞
共生的, 片利共生的
relating to a relationship between two organisms in which one benefits and the other derives neither benefit nor harm
範例:
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Remora fish have a commensal relationship with sharks.
印魚與鯊魚有著共生關係。
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Many bacteria in the human gut are commensal.
人類腸道中的許多細菌是共生的。
名詞
共生生物, 片利共生生物
an organism that lives with, on, or in another, without injury to either
範例:
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The orchid is a commensal that grows on trees.
蘭花是一種生長在樹上的共生生物。
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Scientists studied the various commensals found in the coral reef.
科學家們研究了珊瑚礁中發現的各種共生生物。