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 Definitions of inquiline  [ˈɪn kwəˌlaɪn, -lɪn]  

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Definition of 'inquiline' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) inquiline
an animal that lives in the coat, nest, burrow, etc., of another animal, usu. without harm to the host.

Etymology:  (1635–45; < L inquilīnus tenant)

Definition of 'inquiline' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) inquiline
a gallfly which deposits its eggs in galls formed by other insects

'inquiline' - Nearby Entries  

inquiet  inquietation  inquietness  inquiline  inquinate  inquination  inquirable  



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