单词 | synœkete |
释义 | > as lemmassynœkete synœkete n. Brit. /sᵻˈniːkiːt/ , U.S. /səˈniˌkit/ [ < Greek συνοικέτης house-fellow, < συνοικεῖν to live together ( < οἶκος house): compare German synœkie (M. E. Wasmann 1896, in 3ème Congr. Internat. Zool. 412)] Entomology an insect that lives with ants or other social insects without either benefiting or harming them.ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > [noun] > member of > defined as social insect or association of > that lives with others without affecting them synœkete1910 1910 W. M. Wheeler Ants xxi. 381 The symphiles represent the élite,..and number hardly more than 300 to 400 species, whereas the synœketes are much more numerous. 1971 E. O. Wilson Insect Societies (1972) xx. 390/2 Most of the time..the Cremastocheilus have the status of synoeketes, that is, they are simply ignored and allowed to wander through the nest without interference. < as lemmas |
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