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symphile [ˈsɪmfaɪl]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) an insect or other organism that lives in the nests of social insects, esp ants and termites, and is fed and reared by the inmates Compare synoekete

[from Greek sumphilein to love mutually; see syn-, -phile]

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synoekete			Sympathetic sounds sympathetic strike Sympathetic system sympathetic vibration Sympathetical sympathetically sympathin sympathise sympathiser sympathism Sympathist sympathize sympathize with sympathizer sympatholytic sympathomimetic sympathy sympathy card sympathy strike sympatric sympatry sympesiometer sympetalous Symphalangus Symphalangus syndactylus symphile symphilid symphonic symphonic music symphonic poem symphonious symphonise symphonist Symphonize symphony symphony orchestra Symphoricarpos Symphoricarpos alba Symphoricarpos orbiculatus Symphyla symphyogenesis Symphyseal Symphyseotomy symphysion symphysis Symphysotomy symphytism Symphytum Symphytum officinale sympiesometer sympiezometer			sympatric Sympatric Distribution of Organisms Sympatric speciation Sympatric speciation sympatrically sympatrically sympatries sympatries sympatry sympatry sympesiometer Sympetalae sympetalies sympetalies sympetalous sympetalous Sympetaly Sympetaly symphalangia symphalangism Symphalangism, Proximal Symphalangus Symphalangus Symphalangus Symphalangus syndactylus Symphalangus syndactylus Symphalangus syndactylus Symphalian Birds Symphatomimetic Symphatomimetics symphile symphilid Symphily Symphion Network Instrumentation Framework Symphisis pubis Symphisis pubis Symphisis pubis Symphisis Pubis Dysfunction Symphlagades symphocephalus Symphoni Symphoni Symphoni symphonic symphonic symphonic Symphonic band Symphonic band Symphonic Choir Symphonic Choir Symphonic Choir symphonic music symphonic music symphonic music Symphonic Music Working Group Symphonic orchestra Symphonic orchestra symphonic poem symphonic poem Symphonic Poems Symphonic Poems

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