Definition of inquiline in English:

inquiline

noun ˈɪnkwɪlʌɪnˈinkwəˌlīn

Zoology

An animal exploiting the living space of another, e.g. an insect that lays its eggs in a gall produced by another.
〔动〕寄居动物
as modifier an inquiline insect
Example sentencesExamples
- Rarely do inhabitants of galls remaining on host plants survive the winter, but in this case adults of Periclistus inquilines and parasitoids emerged from both galls in the litter and galls on the plant.
- Permanent social parasites have one of two distinct life-history strategies: inquilines are social endoparasites that live in a host colony, often without killing host workers or queens.
- Consequently, there is no need to invoke allopatric conditions to explain the patterns of variation seen in both the gall inducer and its inquiline beetle.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Latin inquilinus 'temporary resident', from in- 'into' + colere 'dwell'.

Definition of inquiline in US English:

inquiline

nounˈinkwəˌlīn

Zoology

An animal exploiting the living space of another, e.g. an insect that lays its eggs in a gall produced by another.
〔动〕寄居动物
as modifier an inquiline insect
Example sentencesExamples
- Rarely do inhabitants of galls remaining on host plants survive the winter, but in this case adults of Periclistus inquilines and parasitoids emerged from both galls in the litter and galls on the plant.
- Permanent social parasites have one of two distinct life-history strategies: inquilines are social endoparasites that live in a host colony, often without killing host workers or queens.
- Consequently, there is no need to invoke allopatric conditions to explain the patterns of variation seen in both the gall inducer and its inquiline beetle.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Latin inquilinus ‘temporary resident’, from in- ‘into’ + colere ‘dwell’.

词汇	inquiline
释义	Definition of inquiline in English: inquiline noun ˈɪnkwɪlʌɪnˈinkwəˌlīn Zoology An animal exploiting the living space of another, e.g. an insect that lays its eggs in a gall produced by another. 〔动〕寄居动物 as modifier an inquiline insect Example sentencesExamples Rarely do inhabitants of galls remaining on host plants survive the winter, but in this case adults of Periclistus inquilines and parasitoids emerged from both galls in the litter and galls on the plant. Permanent social parasites have one of two distinct life-history strategies: inquilines are social endoparasites that live in a host colony, often without killing host workers or queens. Consequently, there is no need to invoke allopatric conditions to explain the patterns of variation seen in both the gall inducer and its inquiline beetle. Origin Mid 17th century: from Latin inquilinus 'temporary resident', from in- 'into' + colere 'dwell'. Definition of inquiline in US English: inquiline nounˈinkwəˌlīn Zoology An animal exploiting the living space of another, e.g. an insect that lays its eggs in a gall produced by another. 〔动〕寄居动物 as modifier an inquiline insect Example sentencesExamples Rarely do inhabitants of galls remaining on host plants survive the winter, but in this case adults of Periclistus inquilines and parasitoids emerged from both galls in the litter and galls on the plant. Permanent social parasites have one of two distinct life-history strategies: inquilines are social endoparasites that live in a host colony, often without killing host workers or queens. Consequently, there is no need to invoke allopatric conditions to explain the patterns of variation seen in both the gall inducer and its inquiline beetle. Origin Mid 17th century: from Latin inquilinus ‘temporary resident’, from in- ‘into’ + colere ‘dwell’.
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