INQUILINE

PRONUNCIATION: (IN-kwuh-lyn)

MEANING: noun: An animal living in the nest, burrow, or home of another.

ETYMOLOGY: From Latin inquilinus (tenant, lodger), from in- (into) + colere (to dwell). Earliest documented use: 1640.
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INQUIRINE - curious

INQUININE - malaria-resistant

MINQUILINE - furry

SINQUILINE - transgressing (see also INIQUILINE)

INQUILINK - precursor of the fountain pen