synoekete
synoecete (sɪˈniːsiːt)
/ (sɪˈniːkiːt) /
noun
an insect that lives in the nests of social insects, esp ants, without receiving any attentions from the inmates: Compare symphile
Origin of synoekete
1C20: from Greek sunoiketēs house-fellow, from sunoikia community
Words Nearby synoekete
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