ALL meanings of inquiline
in·qui·line
I i - noun inquiline Zoology. an animal living in the nest, burrow, or body of another animal. 1
- adjective inquiline of the nature of an inquiline. 1
- noun inquiline An animal exploiting the living space of another, e.g., an insect that lays its eggs in a gall produced by another. 1
- adjective inquiline of or living as an inquiline 0
- noun inquiline an animal, usually an insect, that lives in the nest or abode of another, with or without harm to the host 0
- noun inquiline (biology) An animal that lives commensally in the nest, burrow, gall, or dwelling place of an animal of another species. 0
- noun inquiline (biology) An organism that lives within a reservoir of water collected in the hollow of a plant stem or leaf. 0
- noun inquiline an animal that lives in close association with another animal without harming it 0