noun
- an animal that lives in the nest or dwelling of another species
Usage: biology
Examples
- The beetle larvae act as inquilines in the ant colony.
- Many inquilines benefit from the protection of their host’s nest.
- The bird species is an inquiline that uses abandoned woodpecker holes.
- Scientists study inquilines to understand symbiotic relationships.
- Some inquilines provide benefits to their hosts in return.
- The wasp is an inquiline that shares the spider’s burrow.