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commensalist

commensalist noun: any organism that practices commensalism. Also the alternative form of commensalistic.

Noun

commensalist (plural commensalists)

  1. Any organism that practices commensalism

Also used as

commensalist is also the alternative form of commensalistic.

Forms of commensalist

pluralcommensalists

Questions about commensalist

What does commensalist mean?
Commensalist means any organism that practices commensalism.
What part of speech is commensalist?
Commensalist is a noun.
What is the plural of commensalist?
The plural of commensalist is commensalists.

Words near commensalist in the dictionary

  1. commendment
  2. commends
  3. commensal
  4. commensalism
  5. commensalisms
  6. commensalist
  7. commensalistic
  8. commensalists
  9. commensalities
  10. commensality
  11. commensally

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