inquiline
/in-kwuh-lahyn, -lin/US // ˈɪn kwəˌlaɪn, -lɪn //UK // (ˈɪnkwɪˌlaɪn) //
英吉利,英吉莱,英基伦
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : Zoology. an animal living in the nest, burrow, or body of another animal.
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : of the nature of an inquiline.
Examples
The colonies of Bombus illustrate the rise of the inquiline habit.
Inquiline: a species living in a gall or other structure prepared by a different species, not as a parasite but as, a guest.
Inquiline, in′kwi-lin, adj. living in the abode of another, as a pea-crab in an oyster-shell.
This cockroach is the most closely associated inquiline in the nest and maintains very intimate terms with the ants.
Inquiline: living as guests in the homes of others; as in galls.
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