ˌfiləkōˌbīˈōsə̇s noun
( plural phylacobioses )
Etymology: New Latin, from phylaco- (from Greek phylak-, phylax guard) + -biosis
: a mixobiosis in which ants of a particular species live in a termite nest and appear to replace functionally the nasute or soldier caste of the termite
• phyl·a·co·bi·ot·ic | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌbī|äd.ik -_bē|- adjective