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- Ancient Greek · derived fromἐχθρός
- English todaysynecthran
From syn- (compare symbiosis) + Ancient Greek ἐχθρός (ekhthrós) + -an.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: An organism that lives in the home of another organism in order to exploit it, and is treated with hostility or indifference. Full definition →
From syn- (compare symbiosis) + Ancient Greek ἐχθρός (ekhthrós) + -an.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.