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symphile

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symphile [ˈsɪmfaɪl]
n
(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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