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#86685
11/11/2002 5:51 PM
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Another spelling bee word.
inquiline
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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
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#86686
11/11/2002 10:39 PM
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I just read the other day that river otters sometimes nest with beavers.
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#86687
11/12/2002 3:39 PM
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Interesting. In Portuguese, inquilino means tenant.
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#86688
11/12/2002 6:00 PM
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In reply to:
Interesting. In Portuguese, inquilino means tenant.
That is interesting.
Inquiline is a term used by biologists regularly, I'll bet.
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#86689
11/13/2002 5:57 AM
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Funny: here, you all learned the meaning of inquilino.
I discovered instead the meaning of tenant.
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#86690
11/13/2002 2:16 PM
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In reply to:
I discovered instead the meaning of tenant.
...like a bridge over troubled water, so to speak, huh, Emanuela?
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