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synecthran

synecthran noun: an organism that lives in the home of another organism in order to exploit it, and is treated with hostility or indifference.

Noun

synecthran (plural synecthrans)

  1. An organism that lives in the home of another organism in order to exploit it, and is treated with hostility or indifference.

Forms of synecthran

pluralsynecthrans

Origin of synecthran

From syn- (compare symbiosis) + Ancient Greek ἐχθρός (ekhthrós) + -an.

Questions about synecthran

What does synecthran mean?
Synecthran means an organism that lives in the home of another organism in order to exploit it, and is treated with hostility or indifference.
What part of speech is synecthran?
Synecthran is a noun.
What is the plural of synecthran?
The plural of synecthran is synecthrans.

Words near synecthran in the dictionary

  1. synecologist
  2. synecologists
  3. synecology
  4. synecphoneses
  5. synecphonesis
  6. synecthran
  7. synecthrans
  8. synectic
  9. synectics
  10. synectin
  11. synedria

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