sym·phile
| \ ˈsimˌfīl \
plural -s
Definition of symphile
: an insect (such as any of various beetles) living as a guest in the nest of a social insect (such as an ant or termite) by which it is fed and guarded for its secretions which are used as food
— called also myrmecoxene, true guest
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