sə̇ˈnēsē, ˈsiˌn- noun
also syn·oe·ky -nēkē
( -es )
Etymology: Greek synoikia body of people living together, community, from synoikos dwelling together + -ia -y
: synoecism:
a. : commensalism in which the guests are indifferently tolerated by their hosts — compare symphily , synechthry
b. : association between two species benefiting the one without harm to the other
c. : monoecism