inquiline
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inquiline
- /ˈɪŋkwɪlaɪn/
Where it comes from
From Latin inquilīnus (“tenant, lodger”). Doublet of inquilino.
noun inquilines
- An animal that lives commensally in the nest, burrow, gall, or dwelling place of an animal of another species. The other study[…]involved the larvae of the caterpillar Maculinea rebeli, an inquiline of Myrmica schenki.
- An organism that lives within a reservoir of water collected in the hollow of a plant stem or leaf. Captured prey also constitute the resource base for a community of inquiline bacteria, protozoa, and invertebrates that inhabit the water-filled pitchers. For at least two of these inquilines (the pitcher-plant mosquito Wyeomyia smithii Coquillet and the pitcher-plant midge Metriocnemus knabi Coquil
Translations
Talk about this word "inquiline." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/inquiline. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. inquiline. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/inquiline "inquiline." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/inquiline.Cite this
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title = {inquiline},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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