Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The.occurrence in ant colonies of true guests which are tended by the ants and which usually give out a secretion of which the ants are fond.
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Metochy: the relation borne to ants by the tolerated guests in ant-hills; demanding nothing from and giving nothing to the ants; see symphily and synecthry.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology John. B. Smith
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Living together to their mutual benefit, of insects and other organisms.
May 16, 2008