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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread inquiline #86685 11/11/2002 5:51 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 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. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: inquiline #86686 11/11/2002 10:39 PM Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... I just read the other day that river otters sometimes nest with beavers. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: inquiline #86687 11/12/2002 3:39 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York Interesting. In Portuguese, inquilino means tenant. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: inquiline #86688 11/12/2002 6:00 PM Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... In reply to: Interesting. In Portuguese, inquilino means tenant. That is interesting. Inquiline is a term used by biologists regularly, I'll bet. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: inquiline: different uses of awad #86689 11/13/2002 5:57 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 315 Italy - Perugia is a town with... emanuela enthusiast emanuela enthusiast Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 315 Italy - Perugia is a town with... Funny: here, you all learned the meaning of inquilino. I discovered instead the meaning of tenant. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: inquiline: different uses of awad #86690 11/13/2002 2:16 PM Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... In reply to: I discovered instead the meaning of tenant. ...like a bridge over troubled water, so to speak, huh, Emanuela? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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