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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