plesiobiont

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

plesio- +‎ -biont

Noun[edit]

plesiobiont (plural plesiobionts)

  1. A social insect or species that lives in a plesiobiotic manner.
    • 2013, O Kanizsai, G Lőrinczi, L Gallé, “Nesting associations without interdependence: a preliminary review on plesiobiosis in ants”, in Psyche: A Journal of Entomology:
      Plesiobionts differ from each other both in morphology and in behaviour (e.g., in their foraging strategies), and at least one of the plesiobiotic pair is a submissive species.
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