synecthran

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An organism that lives in the home of another organism in order to exploit it, and is treated with hostility or indifference.

Word forms

synecthran synecthrans

Etymology

From syn- (compare symbiosis) + Ancient Greek ἐχθρός (ekhthrós) + -an.

Related words

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