- metochy
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see symphily, synechthry.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
metochy
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metochy — … Useful english dictionary
synechthran — n. [Gr. syn, together; echtos, hate] An insect guest that is persecuted by its host, and manages to stay alive by greater speed and agility or the use of defensive mechanisms; an animal engaged in synechthry; see metochy … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
synechthry — n. [Gr. syn, together; echtos, hate] The relationship between a symbiont, generally a scavenger, parasite or predator, that is treated in a hostile manner by the host; metochy … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
