inquilinen.adj.
/ˈɪnkwɪlʌɪn/ rare.
1. A sojourner, a lodger, an indweller.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > temporary inhabitant > [noun] > in another's house > lodger
boarder1530
inmake1536
inmate1589
quarterer1595
commoner1598
tabler1598
by-settel1612
lodgera1616
inquilinea1641
pensioner1673
pensionnairea1794
Artful Dodger1839
paying guest1853
roomer1859
star boarder1875
pension-boarder1898
latchkey1905
PG1925
a1641 R. Montagu Acts & Monuments (1642) 436 Clemens..and Origen, being both natives or inquilines of Alexandria.
1914 C. Mackenzie Sinister St. II. iv. iv. 926 Half the inquilines of a night and even some of the less transient lodgers ultimately escaped owing her money.
2. Zoology. An animal which lives in the nest or abode of another; a commensal or guest.
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the world > animals > by habitat > [noun] > of a particular region (fauna) > of particular type
ophiology1815
inquiline1879
pilgrim1888
microfauna1895
topomorph1897
faunule1909
cryptozoa1911
epifauna1914
macrofauna1918
megafauna1927
macrobenthos1942
meiobenthos1942
microbenthos1942
meiofauna1950
megafauna1975
1879 F. H. Butler in Encycl. Brit. X. 46/1 Besides the larva of the gall-maker, or the householder, galls usually contain inquilines or lodgers, the larvæ of what are termed guest-flies or cuckoo-flies.
1882 Athenæum 1 July 19/1 Numerous inquilines of other orders of insects (chiefly beetles) found in ants' nests, which the ants..never molest, but even take great care of.
1884 Standard Nat. Hist. II. 510 There are several genera of gall-flies which..are known as guest gall-flies or inquilines.
3. attributive or as adj.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabiting temporarily > [adjective]
sojournant1439
sojourning1645
transient1713
inquiline1716
short-stay1946
the world > animals > by habitat > [adjective] > relating to fauna > relating to particular types of > that lives in the home of another
inquiline1716
inquilinous1879
cryptozoic1889
synanthropic1936
1716 M. Davies Athenæ Britannicæ II. To Rdr. 36 So sung the Inquilin-Muse of Bemerton, Mr. Norris.
1958 Times Lit. Suppl. 30 May 299/2 The inquiline figures painted so vigorously by Sir Osbert come to life with extraordinary clarity.
Derivatives
inquiˈlinous adj. Zoology living in the nest or abode of another.
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the world > animals > by habitat > [adjective] > relating to fauna > relating to particular types of > that lives in the home of another
inquiline1716
inquilinous1879
cryptozoic1889
synanthropic1936
1879 F. H. Butler in Encycl. Brit. X. 46/1 Some saw~flies are inquilinous in the galls of gall-ants.
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