in·qui·line | \ ˈin-kwə-ˌlīn 
, ˈiŋ-, -lən \
, ˈiŋ-, -lən \Definition of inquiline
: an animal that lives habitually in the nest or abode of some other species
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inquiline
nounin·qui·line | \ ˈin-kwə-ˌlīn, ˈiŋ-, -lən \
\Medical Definition of inquiline
: an animal (as the house mouse) that lives habitually in the nest or abode (as a human dwelling) of some other species
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inquilinism \ -lə-ˌniz-əm \ noun
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The first known use of inquiline was in 1879
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