synechthry

noun

syn·​ech·​thry

variants or synecthry

ˈsiˌnekthrē,

sə̇ˈn-

plural -es

: hostile commensalism compare symphily, synoecy

Word History

Etymology

syn- + Greek echthros enemy + English -y; perhaps akin to Greek ex from, out of

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