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#86685 11/11/02 05:51 PM
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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
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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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