INQUILINE

Etymology

Noun

inquiline (plural inquilines)

(biology) An animal that lives commensally in the nest, burrow, gall, or dwelling place of an animal of another species.

(biology) An organism that lives within a reservoir of water collected in the hollow of a plant stem or leaf.

Source: Wiktionary


In"qui*line, n. Etym: [L. inquilinus a tenant, lodger.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: A gallfly which deposits its eggs in galls formed by other insects.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

27 November 2024

NAUSEATING

(adjective) causing or able to cause nausea; “a nauseating smell”; “nauseous offal”; “a sickening stench”


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An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.

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