inquiline
[ in-kwuh-lahyn, -lin ]
/ ˈɪn kwəˌlaɪn, -lɪn /
noun
Zoology.
an animal living in the nest, burrow, or body of another animal.
adjective
of the nature of an inquiline.
Origin of inquiline
OTHER WORDS FROM inquiline
in·qui·lin·i·ty [in-kwuh-lin-i-tee] /ˌɪn kwəˈlɪn ɪ ti/, noun in·qui·li·nous [in-kwuh-lahy-nuh s] /ˌɪn kwəˈlaɪ nəs/, adjectiveWords nearby inquiline
inqilab,
inquartation,
inquest,
inquiet,
inquietude,
inquiline,
inquire,
inquire after,
inquiring,
inquiry,
inquisition
Example sentences from the Web for inquiline
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.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology |John. B. SmithInquiline, in′kwi-lin, adj. living in the abode of another, as a pea-crab in an oyster-shell.
Inquiline: living as guests in the homes of others; as in galls.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology |John. B. Smith
British Dictionary definitions for inquiline
inquiline
/ (ˈɪnkwɪˌlaɪn) /
noun
an animal that lives in close association with another animal without harming it
See also commensal (def. 1)
adjective
of or living as an inquiline
Derived forms of inquiline
inquilinism (ˈɪnkwɪlɪˌnɪzəm) or inquilinity (ˌɪnkwɪˈlɪnɪtɪ), noun inquilinous (ˌɪnkwɪˈlaɪnəs), adjectiveWord Origin for inquiline
C17: from Latin
inquilīnus lodger, from
in- ² +
colere to dwell