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inquiline (iou)



inquiline noun. M17.
[Latin inquilinus sojourner, from incolere inhabit, formed as IN-2 + colere dwell: see -INE1.]
1. A person who sojourns or lodges in a place. rare. M17.
2. An animal which lives in the abode of another which tolerates its presence; spec. in Entomology, an insect which lodges in a gall produced by another species. L19.
inquilinism noun the habit or condition of being an inquiline L20.
inqui'linous adjective living in the nest or gall of another animal L19.