synoekete

British

/ sɪˈniːsiːt, sɪˈniːkiːt /

noun

an insect that lives in the nests of social insects, esp ants, without receiving any attentions from the inmates Compare symphile

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Etymology

Origin of synoekete

C20: from Greek sunoiketēs house-fellow, from sunoikia community

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