Inquilinism
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Inquilinism is a noun meaning The situation where one animal lives commensally in the nest, burrow, or dwelling place of an animal of another species.
Meaning
The situation where one animal lives commensally in the nest, burrow, or dwelling place of an animal of another species.
Example Sentences
Among such traits, propensity to inquilinism in termites is known to relate positively to colony size.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include inquiline, guest, allochthone, allogrooming, aunting, cagemate.
Related Dictionary Tools
Sources & Attribution
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.