plesiobiont

English

Etymology

From plesio- +‎ -biont.

Noun

plesiobiont (plural plesiobionts)

1. A social insect or species that lives in a plesiobiotic manner.
   • 2013, O Kanizsai, G Lőrinczi, L Gallé, “Nesting associations without interdependence: a preliminary review on plesiobiosis in ants”, in Psyche: A Journal of Entomology:

     Plesiobionts differ from each other both in morphology and in behaviour (e.g., in their foraging strategies), and at least one of the plesiobiotic pair is a submissive species.