单词 | inquiline |
释义 | inquiline —inquilinity /in'kweuh lin"i tee/, n. —inquilinous /in'kweuh luy"neuhs/, adj. /in"kweuh luyn', -lin/, n. 1. Zool. an animal living in the nest, burrow, or body of another animal. adj. 2. of the nature of an inquiline. [1635-45; < L inquilinus tenant, equiv. to in- IN-2 + -quil-, comb. form (noninitially before a front vowel) of colere to live in (see -COLOUS) + -inus -INE1] |
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