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Another spelling bee word. inquiline n. 5L inquilinus, inhabitant < in3, in + stem of colere, to till, dwell: see CULT6 an animal, usually an insect, that lives in the nest or abode of another, with or without harm to the host: cf. COMMENSAL in4qui[lin[ism# 73lin iz#!m8 n.
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I just read the other day that river otters sometimes nest with beavers.
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Interesting. In Portuguese, inquilino means tenant.
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Interesting. In Portuguese, inquilino means tenant.
That is interesting.
Inquiline is a term used by biologists regularly, I'll bet.
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Funny: here, you all learned the meaning of inquilino. I discovered instead the meaning of tenant.
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I discovered instead the meaning of tenant.
...like a bridge over troubled water, so to speak, huh, Emanuela?
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