Definitions for inquiline

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inquiline in·qui·line

Spelling: [in-kwuh-lahyn, -lin]

IPA: /ˈɪn kwəˌlaɪn, -lɪn/

Inquiline is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 22 points.

You can make 69 anagrams from letters in inquiline (eiiilnnqu).

Definitions for inquiline

noun

1. Zoology. an animal living in the nest, burrow, or body of another animal.

adjective

1. of the nature of an inquiline.

Origin of inquiline

1635-45; Latin inquilīnus tenant, equivalent to in- in-² + -quil-, combining form (noninitially before a front vowel) of colere to live in (see Examples for inquiline

The colonies of Bombus illustrate the rise of the inquiline habit.

inquiline, in′kwi-lin, adj. living in the abode of another, as a pea-crab in an oyster-shell.

inquiline: a species living in a gall or other structure prepared by a different species, not as a parasite but as, a guest.

inquiline: living as guests in the homes of others; as in galls.