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inquiline
in·qui·line I0157300 (ĭn′kwə-līn′, -lĭn, ĭng′-)n. An animal that characteristically lives commensally in the nest, burrow, or dwelling place of an animal of another species.adj. Being or living as an inquiline.
[Latin inquilīnus, lodger, tenant : in-, in; see in-2 + colere, to inhabit; see kwel- in Indo-European roots.]
in′qui·lin·ism (-lə-nĭz′əm), in′qui·lin′i·ty (-lĭn′ĭ-tē) n.in′qui·lin′ous (-lī′nəs) adj.inquiline (ˈɪnkwɪˌlaɪn) n (Zoology) an animal that lives in close association with another animal without harming it. See also commensal1adj (Zoology) of or living as an inquiline[C17: from Latin inquilīnus lodger, from in-2 + colere to dwell] inquilinism, inquilinity n inquilinous adjin•qui•line (ˈɪn kwəˌlaɪn, -lɪn)
n. an animal that lives in the coat, nest, burrow, etc., of another animal, usu. without harm to the host. [1635–45; < Latin inquilīnus tenant] in`qui•lin′i•ty (-ˈlɪn ɪ ti) n. in`qui•li′nous (-ˈlaɪ nəs) adj. inquilinean animal that inhabits the burrow, nest, or other habitation of another animal. — inquiline, adj.See also: Animalsinquiline
inquiline[′in·kwə‚līn] (zoology) An animal that inhabits the nest of another species. inquiline
in·qui·line (in'kwi-līn, -lin), An animal that lives habitually in the abode of some other species (an oyster crab within the shell of an oyster) causing little or no inconvenience to the host.
See also: commensal. [L. inquilinus, an inhabitant of a place that is not his own, fr. in, in, + colo, to inhabit] inquiline (ĭn′kwə-līn′, -lĭn, ĭng′-)n. An animal that characteristically lives commensally in the nest, burrow, or dwelling place of an animal of another species.adj. Being or living as an inquiline.
in′qui·lin·ism (-lə-nĭz′əm), in′qui·lin′i·ty (-lĭn′ĭ-tē) n.in′qui·lin′ous (-lī′nəs) adj. |