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xenobiosis (s) (noun) (no pl)
The relation in which colonies of one species live in the nests of another species: Characteristic features of xenobiosis include the free move among the hosts, the obtainment of food from them by regurgitation or other means, and the separation of their brood.

Xenobiosis is a form of symbiosis among ants in which two colonies of different species live together on friendly terms without rearing their broods in common.

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