INQUILINE


Meaning of INQUILINE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈin-kwə-ˌlīn, ˈiŋ-, -lən ]

noun

Etymology: Latin inquilinus tenant, lodger, from in- + colere to cultivate, dwell — more at wheel

Date: 1879

: an animal that lives habitually in the nest or abode of some other species

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.