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phyl·a·co·bi·o·sis
\ˌfiləkōˌbīˈōsə̇s\ noun
(plural phylacobioses)
Etymology: New Latin, from phylaco- (from Greek phylak-, phylax guard) + -biosis
: a mixobiosis in which ants of a particular species live in a termite nest and appear to replace functionally the nasute or soldier caste of the termite
• phyl·a·co·bi·ot·ic \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌbī|äd.ik -_bē|-\ adjective |