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inquiline
[ in-kwuh-lahyn, -lin ]
noun
- Zoology. an animal living in the nest, burrow, or body of another animal.
adjective
- of the nature of an inquiline.
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Derived Forms
- inquilinous, adjective
- inquilinism, noun
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Other Words From
- in·qui·lin·i·ty [in-kw, uh, -, lin, -i-tee], noun
- in·qui·li·nous [in-kw, uh, -, lahy, -n, uh, s], adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of inquiline1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of inquiline1
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Example Sentences
The colonies of Bombus illustrate the rise of the inquiline habit.
Inquiline: a species living in a gall or other structure prepared by a different species, not as a parasite but as, a guest.
Inquiline, in′kwi-lin, adj. living in the abode of another, as a pea-crab in an oyster-shell.
This cockroach is the most closely associated inquiline in the nest and maintains very intimate terms with the ants.
Inquiline: living as guests in the homes of others; as in galls.
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